i will be grateful if someone tells me how to make marron glace .in my country it is very expensive and nowadays chestnuts is in the market it is its season so i want the recipe pls.
Marron glace recipe
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Peanut Patty
Marron Glace (Candied Chestnuts) Recipe
French Confections
Ingredients:
2 lbs chestnuts, shells removed
2 lbs granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups water
1 vanilla bean
Directions:
In a large saucepan, cover chestnuts with water. Bring to a boil. Boil 8 minutes. Discard liquid. Drain. Using a kitchen towel, rub off brown inner skins. In a large saucepan, cook sugar, water and vanilla bean over low heat. Stir until sugar dissolves. Simmer 5 minutes. Add chestnuts. Increase heat. Boil 10 minutes. Remove vanilla bean. Pour syrup and nuts into a large bowl. Let stand 12 hours. Return to pan. Boil 1 minute. Return to bowl. Let stand 24 hours. Repeat process 3 times until syrup has been absorbed.
Preheat oven to 150* F. Cover a wire rack with parchment paper. Place chestnuts on wire rack. Bake in preheated oven with oven door open 2 hours or until firm. Remove from oven. Cool.
Store in a container lined with waxed paper. Will keep up to 2 weeks.
Makes 2 pounds.