Here is just a tiny touch of what you will see in our home on Christmas Eve.
The Hazelnut Roll has been a favorite in our home since 1980.
It came from a long time acquaintance who could not eat flour.
So she shared this dessert with us and it has been
voted a keeper in our home for many years.
It does take some time and patience,
therefore when I set out do this task,
I make sure I have a morning free and I always make two rolls.
Do not try to baby sit in between....
Don't double them.
I make them individually.
Here goes.
Hazel Nut Roll
1 1/4C. ground hazelnuts
6 eggs
3/4 C sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. Baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
11/2 C Whip Cream
1/4 C. sifted icing sugar - (to be drizzled on damp towel)
Nutella Spread
Grease 15x10 cookie sheet (parchment paper) I can't live without Parchment paper.
Heat oven to 350'
If you can't figure it out, stop by and let's enjoy a piece together.
6 eggs
3/4 C sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. Baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
11/2 C Whip Cream
1/4 C. sifted icing sugar - (to be drizzled on damp towel)
Nutella Spread
Grease 15x10 cookie sheet (parchment paper) I can't live without Parchment paper.
Heat oven to 350'
- Separate eggs & whites
- Mix sugar, & yolks at high speed for 5 min. ( I use my Bosch machine.)
- Beat in extracts. Beat one more minute.
- In separate bowl add hazelnut flour, baking powder, and salt - mix well with fork.
- Beat egg whites till stiff, but not dry.
- Add flour mixture (#4) to sugar mixture (#2) Beat for 2 more minutes.
- Fold egg whites into cake mixture. (#6)
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. (This year I baked it for the full 25 minutes and it came off the towel much easier. If it's not baked long enough, it tends to stick to the towel. YIKES!
- Flip cake onto damp cold tea towel ( I double it) Sprinkle the towel with icing sugar so that the batter does not stick.
- Roll up for 15-30 minutes.
- Unroll and assemble.
- One layer of Nutella/nougat spread.
- Then add a layer of whip cream. Whip it so that's it's stiff, otherwise it's too hard to roll up.
- Roll up the cake once more and garnish it with more whip cream and hazelnuts.
- Then I cut trim off the edges and that's for the man of the house with a fresh cup of coffee.
- Stick it into the freezer, and serve whenever. We eat it cold, as it's so delicious.
- I freeze it first on a cookie sheet and make sure it's frozen hard several hours, and then it's easy to wrap with saran wrap and cover it in a plastic bag.
If you can't figure it out, stop by and let's enjoy a piece together.
