Farina di Castagne Essiccata a Legna is a chestnut flour made by La Castagna Leopoldina on its farm in Tuscany’s Maremma region. It is produced from Tuscan marroni grown in the family’s chestnut grove and traditionally dried over a wood fire before milling.

Smaller chestnuts are selected and slowly smoke-dried in a traditional stone drying house. After being sorted by hand, they are ground in an old stone mill.

The flour has an ivory colour and a distinctive chestnut aroma, shaped in part by the slow drying process. It can be used in sweet and savoury dishes, including cakes, pancakes and homemade pasta.