When we're talking about nuts, there's no way not to mention hazelnuts, as they are preferred among most people. They can be eaten raw, roasted, with salt, unsalted and so on, but the important thing to know is that they are most healthy when eaten raw and unpeeled.
The medicinal properties of hazelnuts have been known since the time of the ancient Greeks. They are very rich in vitamins, minerals and fibers. And even though they have about 630 calories per 2/5 cup (100 g) of product, almost 90% of their fats are unsaturated.
Simply put - hazelnuts are extremely delicious and incredibly healthy. So now let us offer you 3 sweet temptations with hazelnuts:
Hazelnut Meringues
Ingredients: 4/5 cup hazelnuts, 1 cup powdered sugar, 4 egg whites, 2 vanilla packets.
Preparation: Beat the egg whites with the sugar in a water bath. To this mixture, add the ground hazelnuts and stir everything lightly. Put the mixture in a pastry bag and form meringues with a suitable tip; bake them in buttered baking dish in a preheated oven on low heat.
Hazelnut Cookies
Ingredients: 1 2/5 cups hazelnuts, 4/5 cup sugar, 3 eggs, 1 lemon.
Preparation: Grind the hazelnuts. Wash the lemon, squeeze out its juice, grate its peel. In a bowl, mix the hazelnuts, lemon juice, lemon peel, sugar and eggs. Knead everything well until you get a soft dough. Roll it out and cut out different forms using cookie cutters. Arrange them in a buttered baking dish, smear them with whipped egg yolk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake in a preheated 350°F (175 °C) oven.
Hazelnut Cream with Ice Cream
Ingredients: 1 2/5 cups hazelnuts, 1 2/5 cups powdered sugar, 1 2/3 cups butter, 4/5 cup chocolate ice cream.
Preparation: Grind the hazelnuts and mix them well with the sugar. Separately, whip the butter with a mixer, add the hazelnut mixture to it, stir again and leave it to cool in the fridge. After a few hours, pour the cream into decorative glasses, put a scoop of ice cream on top and garnish with cream or fruits if desired.
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