(*) 30 to 35 teaspoon doughnuts.
Boil the chestnuts in the whipped cream with sugar and salt for about twenty minutes and then puree them with a food processor. Cool.
Mix with flour, baking powder and egg and let rest for a while. Heat the fat to 180 °C and cut out small doughnuts with a teaspoon.
Bake in the floating fat, place a little on paper towels and dust with powdered sugar.
Serve with vanilla sauce, vanilla ice cream or simply with wine.