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Enjoy this Acorn Cake. Extremely nutritious, acorns have traditionally served as a staple food, usually prepared in a savory version. Acorn pie is a dessert. To fully appreciate it, it's best to leave a little room at the end of the meal… A recipe extracted from the book "Edible Wild Plants."

Yields6 Servings
Prep Time45 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time1 hr 30 mins
Ingredients
 Water ingredient
 50 Milk
 50 Dried grape
 1 pinch Cinnamon
 1 pinch Cardamom
 50 Sugar
 2 Egg
Directions
1

Toast the acorns in a pan to make them easier to shell.

2

Chop them roughly and put them to cook in a large volume of water.

3

When the water is brown, discard it while filtering out the acorns and cook them again in new water.

4

Repeat the process if necessary.

5

Add the milk, the raisins, the ground spices, and the sugar, and cook for about 10 minutes.

6

Let it cool, add the beaten eggs, and pour into the pre-baked pie crust.

7

Bake in the oven at 180 °C for 15 minutes and serve warm or cold.

8

To finish Precautions for use: Consumed in large quantities, unprocessed acorns can cause headaches and digestive issues due to their tannins.

Ingredients

Ingredients
 Water ingredient
 50 Milk
 50 Dried grape
 1 pinch Cinnamon
 1 pinch Cardamom
 50 Sugar
 2 Egg

Directions

Directions
1

Toast the acorns in a pan to make them easier to shell.

2

Chop them roughly and put them to cook in a large volume of water.

3

When the water is brown, discard it while filtering out the acorns and cook them again in new water.

4

Repeat the process if necessary.

5

Add the milk, the raisins, the ground spices, and the sugar, and cook for about 10 minutes.

6

Let it cool, add the beaten eggs, and pour into the pre-baked pie crust.

7

Bake in the oven at 180 °C for 15 minutes and serve warm or cold.

8

To finish Precautions for use: Consumed in large quantities, unprocessed acorns can cause headaches and digestive issues due to their tannins.

Notes

Acorn Cake Recipe
  • Lopez1383December 29, 2018
    too hard

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Nutrition Facts

6 servings

Serving size

6

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