Guest guest Posted December 30, 2002 Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 Hi , I'm not sure why NT says to skin them, but I do know that when I ate several raw hazelnuts without doing anything to them, my mouth got slightly itchy to it, so there must be some kind of irritant in the skin. Soaking in salt water does not remove the skins. However, the $8.99 a lb ones in the store I saw said " blanched " so maybe that will work! *hoping* I don't need them raw for the crust, and the NT directions call for baking at 300 anyway, so I don't see any harm in trying to blanche. How long do you leave them in the boiling water? Just a few minutes? Thanks! Chris In a message dated 12/29/02 9:42:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, jc137@... writes: > > I've never tried to skin hazelnuts, but to skin almonds, you blanche > them in boiling water and the skins just pop off. Maybe if you > soaked the hazelnuts in saltwater, the skins would come off (supposed > to soak them anyway...) Or you could just leave the skins on--are > there anti-nutrients in the skins? ____ " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the truth, and for those who do them wrong. " --Saint Isaac the Syrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2002 Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 >>>Soaking in salt water does not remove the skins. However, the $8.99 a lb ones in the store I saw said " blanched " so maybe that will work! -----> if you try this and it works, could you please post the details? I LOVE hazelnuts and have a bag of them with skins sitting in my fridge. I also have almonds that I'd like to remove the skins from. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2002 Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 don't know about hazelnuts but almonds are very easy to skin. just pour some boiling water over the almonds, leave for a couple of minutes or so, drain. the almonds should be almost popping out of the skins. you kind of hold them at the wide base and press between thumb and finger and most will fly out like miniature missiles. others you might have to nip the pointed bit with finger nails and proceed as mentioned before. very therapeutic... good luck. Dedy ----- Original Message ----- From: Suze Fisher Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 1:48 PM Subject: RE: Re: skinning nuts >>>Soaking in salt water does not remove the skins. However, the $8.99 a lb ones in the store I saw said " blanched " so maybe that will work! -----> if you try this and it works, could you please post the details? I LOVE hazelnuts and have a bag of them with skins sitting in my fridge. I also have almonds that I'd like to remove the skins from. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2002 Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 >>>don't know about hazelnuts but almonds are very easy to skin. just pour some boiling water over the almonds, leave for a couple of minutes or so, drain. the almonds should be almost popping out of the skins. you kind of hold them at the wide base and press between thumb and finger and most will fly out like miniature missiles. others you might have to nip the pointed bit with finger nails and proceed as mentioned before. very therapeutic... good luck. ---------->oh thanks dedy. I'll try that! i have some crispy almonds with the skin on that I haven't been eating because I don't like the taste of the skin. I'll try this method on them, too. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2002 Report Share Posted December 31, 2002 In a message dated 12/31/02 4:45:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, dkemnitz2000@... writes: > --- How hot should nuts get when skinning? Boiling water seems > severe to me! Dennis If you want them raw, they shouldn't then, but you'd have to do it mechanically. Sally recommends 300 degrees in the oven, which is hotter than boiling water. She usually recommends +buying+ skinless... except she says cashews are usually not " raw " when labelled so. But I guess if hazelnuts have to be skinned and have to be heated to skin them, it is a given that they won't be raw... Chris ____ " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the truth, and for those who do them wrong. " --Saint Isaac the Syrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2002 Report Share Posted December 31, 2002 Dennis, it doesn't work if the water isn't boiling... it's only for a couple of minutes.. just don't burn your fingers! Dedy ----- Original Message ----- From: dkemnitz2000 <dkemnitz2000@...> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 9:43 PM Subject: Re: skinning nuts --- How hot should nuts get when skinning? Boiling water seems severe to me! Dennis In , " Suze Fisher " <s.fisher22@v...> wrote: > >>>Soaking in salt water does not remove the skins. However, the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 I made the berry pie from NT using hazelnuts with the skins on, but I did remove the fuzzy outer coating on them, which was tedious, but worth the effort. Peace, Kris , gardening in harmony with nature in northwest Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: <ChrisMasterjohn@...> < > Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:05 PM Subject: Re: Re: skinning nuts > In a message dated 12/31/02 4:45:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, > dkemnitz2000@... writes: > > > --- How hot should nuts get when skinning? Boiling water seems > > severe to me! Dennis > > If you want them raw, they shouldn't then, but you'd have to do it > mechanically. Sally recommends 300 degrees in the oven, which is hotter than > boiling water. She usually recommends +buying+ skinless... except she says > cashews are usually not " raw " when labelled so. But I guess if hazelnuts > have to be skinned and have to be heated to skin them, it is a given that > they won't be raw... > > Chris > > ____ > > " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a > heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and > animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of > them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense > compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to > bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. > Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the > truth, and for those who do them wrong. " > > --Saint Isaac the Syrian > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 Kris, Your hazelnuts had a " fuzzy outer coating " ? What was it? Mold? I didn't notice anything like that on mine. Chris In a message dated 1/1/03 12:26:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, kris.johnson@... writes: > I made the berry pie from NT using hazelnuts with the skins on, but I did > remove the fuzzy outer coating on them, which was tedious, but worth the > effort. ____ " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the truth, and for those who do them wrong. " --Saint Isaac the Syrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 > Kris, > > Your hazelnuts had a " fuzzy outer coating " ? What was it? Mold? I didn't > notice anything like that on mine. > > Chris Not mold, but when you shell a hazel nut there is often an extra layer that lined the inside of the shell - kind of felt like - that still sticks to the nut. It's quite edible I guess, but not especially tasty. Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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