Nussgipfel (Hazelnut croissants) ... and then there were six ...

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This is my version of 'Nussgipfel'. 
Nussgipfel are a Swiss staple in every bakery and they were especially popular during the recent Swiss National Day celebrations. 

They are easy to make.
There are many Nussgipfel recipes on the internet with additional ingredients, such as Apricot jam, etc.

Mine are no frills and, imho, they taste just as good :)

The recipe

- 4 puff pastry sheets (ours are 25cm x 25cm, arranged in a square)

Filling:
- 150g ground Hazelnuts (I grind them myself with a handheld rotary grater. Hazelnut meal is too fine)
- a tiny pinch of salt (just a little!)
- 150g Icing sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 well-beaten egg (save the rest for glazing)

Method:
Mix dry ingredients first, than add the lemon juice and egg.
Mix this well to make a moist filling 

Now, cut the assembled puff-pastry sheets (laid out into a big square) into a circle of about 35cm diameter and divide into eight segments. Cut off the remaining puff-pastry. This can be kneaded and then made into palmiers. (Maybe tomorrow...) Of course, home-made puff-pastry would be even better... It's just too time-consuming for this cook :)

Spread the filling along the long edge of the segments (like short rolls, not quite to the edge) and roll (not too tight) to the centre. Put on a baking-tray, glaze with egg, and bake at 200C for 20 - 30 minutes. Check after about 25minutes, or before they get burnt. (I rotate the tray at about 20 minutes to ensure they brown more or less evenly).

Let cool before getting stuck into them!

As an extra, when cool, the Nussgipfel can be iced and decorated with lightly roasted slivered almonds. Though, they taste yummy without any extras.

Freezing
These Nussgipfel can be frozen - can be - but who would?  
There are only eight of them ... :)

Alternative
Make them 'bite-size'; cut circles on four separate pastry sheets with about one teaspoon of filling in each segment. The dilemma then may become that instead of eating just one large Gipfel, one may have to eat a few 'Gipfeli'. Though, as a small treat every now and then, I quite like the smaller version. 



   

Taken on: August 20, 2023

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