Authentic home cooking from Italy, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Italy as Castagnaccio

Castagnaccio

Name: Castagnaccio
Total time: 300 s
Yield: 15 servings
Ingredients: 3 1/3 cups chestnut flour (about 400 grams); 2 1/3 cups water (about 550 ml); 1 handful soaked raisins; 1 handful pine nuts; Pinch salt; Rosemary needles for garnish; Extra virgin olive oil to grease the pan and a drizzle for garnish

Cristina Farinelli ricettefacilidellacri @ricettefacildellacri

Milano Italia

Once a humble recipe from Piedmont and Tuscany, it's not so inexpensive anymore given the price of chestnut flour and pine nuts. Still, it's very easy, quick, and delicious.

Cristina Farinelli ricettefacilidellacri @ricettefacildellacri

Milano Italia

Once a humble recipe from Piedmont and Tuscany, it's not so inexpensive anymore given the price of chestnut flour and pine nuts. Still, it's very easy, quick, and delicious.

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Ingredients

5 min

15 servings

3 1/3 cupschestnut flour (about 400 grams)
2 1/3 cupswater (about 550 ml)
1 handfulsoaked raisins
1 handfulpine nuts
Pinchsalt
Rosemary needles for garnish
Extra virgin olive oil to grease the pan and a drizzle for garnish

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Steps

5 min

1

Prepare the ingredients.
2

Mix the chestnut flour with the water, whisking to avoid lumps. Add the salt, then fold in one third of the pine nuts and one third of the soaked raisins.
3

Grease the baking pan(s) with extra virgin olive oil. Pour in the batter and top with the remaining pine nuts, raisins, rosemary needles, and a light drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
4

Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 30 minutes. The aroma will be amazing—this is an easy and delicious treat.

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Cristina Farinelli ricettefacilidellacri @ricettefacildellacri

Published in the US on September 30, 2025 14:01

Milano Italia

Amore, colore, condivisione e un po'di fatica questo è per me cucinare, con un occhio alla linea e alla salute.Seguimi anche su Instagram e su Facebook, mi trovi come @ricettefacilidellacri

Keywords

Raisin Chestnut Pinenuts

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