Mont Blanc Recipe

Ingredients for Mont Blanc

• 1 pound large chestnuts (Italian chestnuts are best for this)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup sugar
• Whipped cream

Instructions

1. Put the chestnuts into the oven for a moment, until the shell and inner skin can be easily removed.
2. Boil the skinned chestnuts in water with the salt and three tablespoons of the sugar, until they are very tender.
3. Add one-half cup sugar to the water and chestnuts and let stand until thoroughly cold.
4. Remove chestnuts from this syrup and run them through a potato-ricer on to a platter, mounding it high.
5. Save a few of the finest whole pieces to decorate the dish.
6. Top it all with a spoonful of sweetened whipped cream, and put a border of whipped cream around the edge of the dish, dotting it with the whole nuts here and there.