How to peel hazelnuts

For 300 g, you will need:

• 1 300 g hazelnuts
• Total weight: 300 grams

Step by step recipe

• 1: Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).
  Pour 300 g hazelnuts onto a baking sheet.
• 2: Bake for 10 minutes at 180°C (360°F).
• 3: After this time, you'll see that the hazelnut skin has darkened and cracked.
• 4: Pour the hazelnuts onto a tea towel and leave to cool for a few minutes.
• 5: Fold back the tea towel...
• 6: ...and roll the hazelnuts back and forth between them for 1 or 2 minutes, pressing the cloth tightly.
• 7: Open the tea towel and remove the hazelnuts, which are already well peeled.
• 8: Fold the cloth over the remaining hazelnuts, and repeat the operation until all your hazelnuts are skinless.
• 9: You may have a few "resistant" hazelnuts, which retain a small piece of skin, as in the photo.
  There are three possible solutions:
  1) Put them back in the oven on the baking sheet for 3 to 5 minutes, and start all over again.
  2) Scrape off the remaining skins with a knife.
  3) Keep them as they are, as this little bit of remaining skin isn't really a problem, unless your hazelnuts are going to be used for decoration.
• 10: You'll appreciate the difference in appearance and taste between raw hazelnuts and peeled, roasted ones.

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