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Hazelnuts?

Lillibet_2
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Hi

I have searched the forum but the search facility hates me at the best of times:rolleyes: so forgive me if I have overlooked anyopnes most treasured recipie:o

I have been given a big bowl full of fresh hazlenuts from someones garden. Now, apart from eating them as plain nuts:rolleyes2, what can I do with them? The only thing I can think of is a variation of pecan pie (which might be nice:think:), anyone got any stunning hazlenut ideas, pref which can be frozen & I can wow people with around Xmas?:D

Thanks:wave:
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  • AnniMag
    AnniMag Posts: 48 Forumite
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    We have a lot too. We have been dry roasting them and skinning them[it just rubs off] then grinding them down. They are wonderful sprinkled on our glut of plums ,added to biscuit dough or anything else you would add nuts too.The only downside is you end up with sore hands from shelling enough nuts to make it worthwhile.
  • hazzie123
    hazzie123 Posts: 2,755 Forumite
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    Dip them into melted chocolate and leave to set on a baking tray. Mmm homemade whole nut chocolate.
    Debt Free Date:10/09/2007 :j :money:
  • HappyIdiotTalk
    HappyIdiotTalk Posts: 1,443 Forumite
    Blimey hazelnuts can grow in this country, I never knew that. I always assumed that nuts were imported. What other sorts of nuts can be grown in blighty and is it as simply as planting the required tree?
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  • MrsTinks
    MrsTinks Posts: 15,238 Forumite
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    I WANT SOME!!!! Seriously freaky because last night I was dreaming about being given a glut of Hazelnuts... how very very very freaky!
    Unfortuantely I haven't seen any round here :( DRAT
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  • Lillibet_2
    Lillibet_2 Posts: 3,364 Forumite
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    HappyIdiotTalk wrote:
    Blimey hazelnuts can grow in this country, I never knew that. I always assumed that nuts were imported. What other sorts of nuts can be grown in blighty and is it as simply as planting the required tree?

    Walnut trees grow, I know this beause Hubby grows them all the time from planting whole nuts:rolleyes: Our garden is the size of a postage stamp so then we have to find willing recipients for them...be warned however, they are very very very slow growing!:p
    Post Natal Depression is the worst part of giving birth:p

    In England we have Mothering Sunday & Father Christmas, Mothers day & Santa Clause are American merchandising tricks:mad: Demonstrate pride in your heirtage by getting it right please people!
  • Seakay
    Seakay Posts: 4,268 Forumite
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    Sweet chestnuts and cobnuts grow in the UK as well; again, chestnut trees are big so won't fruit for years.
  • oldandhappy
    oldandhappy Posts: 966 Forumite
    Squirrels around here get the best pickings from the trees in and around our Garden...I don't mind to much though..............except we had an abundance of acorns last winter and now have just so many oaks trees growing in the wrong places...anyone for acorn pie/choccie.......
  • AnniMag
    AnniMag Posts: 48 Forumite
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    You can fold hazelnuts into meringues .Just chop them up small and add with the sugar.The hedgerows round here are covered in hazelnuts my DH brings home pockets full every time he goes for a walk
  • Fay
    Fay Posts: 1,032 Forumite
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    I recently made double chocolate chip muffins (nigella recipe) and I added some hazelenuts that I had spare in the cupboard...they were lovely :)
  • ti1980
    ti1980 Posts: 1,528 Forumite
    Make some chocolate and hazelnut cookies or chocolate and hazelnut cakes/muffins, yum yum.:)
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