hazelnuts – Audrey's 74 A blog by Giulia Doyle Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:28:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.17 Birchermüesli /2015/03/26/birchermuesli/ Thu, 26 Mar 2015 23:07:04 +0000 http://www.audrey74.com/?p=3625 birchermüesli giulia doyleBirchermüesli is hearty, nourishing and if prepared the night before a really quick breakfast. It’s readily available in Swiss bakeries and is often eaten on the go for lunch as well. There are many recipes out there, but the ones I am partial to are the overnight ones. Those few hours allow the flavours to soak into the oats and give the Birchermüesli a very specific consistency. The difference to oatmeal is that Birchermüesli doesn’t need any cooking and is served cold – definitely a plus for me.

Birchermüesli

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 2-4 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons of oats
  • 3 tablespoons of granola (optional). I like the added crunch
  • 1 apple, cored and sliced thinly, peel left on
  • Handful of grapes,cut in half
  • 1/4 of golden raisins
  • 1 heaping tablespoons of fruit greek yogurt (flavour of your choice)
  • 3 heaping tablespoons of plain greek yogurt
  • 2-3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped hazelnuts

Instructions

  1. The night before, put the oats, granola, fruit, raisins and yogurt into a bowl or container. Combine well and add the orange juice in stages until everything is mixed well. Cover and pop into the fridge overnight. Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts before serving.

Notes

You have a lot of options with flavours here. Add berries instead of grapes, a pear instead of apples, leave out the granola and add some pumpkin seeds. Add dried cranberries instead of raisins. Make it more decadent with a tablespoon of heavy cream. Top with sliced bananas if you want. Some places in Switzerland serve it topped with whipped cream.

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Baked Apples with Hazelnuts on Cup of Jo /2014/10/01/baked-apples-with-hazelnuts-on-cup-of-jo/ Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:04:39 +0000 http://www.audrey74.com/?p=3159 Giulia Doyle Baked ApplesApple picking season has started, and here in Ontario we are being told that it will be the best season we’ve had in a long time! With temperatures dropping and several family gatherings just around the corner, a sweet apple dessert might just be what you are looking for. While I like my pies and crisps, I really dislike peeling apples, so preparing something without that pesky task is a winner in my books. In addition, this combination of hazelnuts, cranberries and a touch of sugar is lighter and less of a  guilty pleasure. I was excited to be able to share this recipe on Cup of Jo last week!

Baked Apples with Hazelnuts

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Serving Size: serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup of unpeeled hazelnuts
  • 4 large apples, such as Golden Delicious
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons of dried cranberries or raisins
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons of turbinado sugar (or sugar of choice)
  • 1 cup of unsweetened apple juice
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • Sour cream

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 375F. Put nuts on a cookie sheet and roast about 8 minutes. Remove and put on a clean towel. Rub nuts together until most of the shells come off. Chop roughly.
  2. Cut lids off apples. Core with an apple corer. Remove some flesh to create a cavity. Chop the removed flesh and add to a bowl. Mix with lemon juice. Combine apple flesh with chopped nuts, cranberries and sugar. Fill apples. Put tops on apples and add to a casserole dish. Pour apple juice around apples. Cut open vanilla pod, scrape out seeds and add both to juice.
  3. Bake on lower rack for 35 - 40 minutes.
  4. Serve with a dollop of sour cream or unsweetened whip cream.

Notes

This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. If you can only find sweetened cranberries, decrease sugar to 1 tablespoon.

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