Chestnut Butter

Chestnut butter is delicious, but impossible to find here, so I make my own. Even chestnut paste is difficult to find.  This chestnut butter recipe is very simple.  All I used were whole chestnuts (only available around Christmas time here), honey, seeds from a vanilla bean, a pinch of salt, and some water.

Cut x's into chestnuts and boil them for about half an hour. Rinse in cold water, peel. Use a food processor and add all ingredients, add enough water to get a spreadable consistency (see photo below). Put into a jar and refrigerate. Chestnut butter like pumpkin butter is dicey when it comes to canning, because they're both so thick, so don't bother, unless you have access to an industrial canner.