Ingredients

• 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 25g sultanas ( about an oz. "white" raisins)
• 400g chestnut flour ( about 1 scant cup)
• 60g caster sugar ( about 1/4 cup very fine sugar)
• A pinch of sea salt
• Zest of an orange
• 30g pine nuts ( about 2 -3 Tbsp.)
• 1 good pinch fresh rosemary leaves

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/ Brush a 22cm springform cake tin (or similar) with some of the oil. Soak the sultanas in hot water for about 10 minutes, so they plump up while you prepare everything else.

2. Sieve the flour into a large bowl and whisk in the sugar, salt, zest and about 400ml of water. Stir until you have a smooth batter, then add the rest of the olive oil, beating as you add it. Pour the mixture into the tin, scatter over the pine nuts, sultanas (drained and dried) and rosemary, and bake for about 45 minutes.

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