Hazelnuts?

sianlouise

I picked loads of hazelnuts from the tree in our garden around 4 weeks ago and I have them sitting in a dish on top of some kitchen paper. I'm not really sure what to do with them next. How long do I wait before I crack them open as most of them don't rattle when I shake them?? Also do I need to put them in the oven and cook them before using them?? Sorry for the questions but only realised it was a hazelnut tree this year and we managed to get some before the squirrel got them all!

chefandyam

Hazelnuts make fab pesto when blitzed with olive oil, lemon, rocket and parmesan. Great on pasta or HM gnocchi - gnom gnom gnom

Cosmopolitan

Last week I made some chocolate brownies with raisins and hazlenuts in and they were lovely. I just followed a normal brownie recipe and added a random amount of raisins and hazlenuts (bashed up first with a rolling pin).