DOLCI NATALIZI PUGLIESI 🎄 - il castagnaccio

chestnut flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Almond flour maintains a nutty flavor while being lower in carbs.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are more affordable and add a different texture.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is a cost-effective substitute for baking.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: dried apricots

Dried apricots provide a similar sweetness at a lower cost.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

In a bowl, mix together the chestnut flour, flour 00, bitter cocoa, sugar, yeast, and vanillin.

In another bowl, combine the eggs, milk, evo oil, orange juice and lemon, and the grated lemon peel.

Combine the wet and dry ingredients until well mixed.

Fold in the toasted and chopped almonds and pine nuts.

Pour the batter into a baking dish.

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

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