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Chestnut Filling
This is the buche de noel filling my mother used to make when I was growing up. Canned chestnut puree is usually a seasonal item in grocery stores.
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
German
Ingredients
1
stick
unsalted butter or margarine
½
cup
confectioners’ sugar
, sifted
1
(8-ounce) can
sweet chestnut puree
2
tablespoons
kirsch
,* optional
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Cream butter until white. Add confectioners’ sugar and beat until fluffy.
Spoon chestnut puree into sugar mixture, tablespoon by tablespoon, and blend. Go slowly or the mixture may separate. Add kirsch, if using.
Notes
Kirsch is a clear, colorless spirit distilled from cherries.