Make fresher hazelnut flour at home in a blender

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 130°C / 266°F.

Step 2

Spread the hazelnuts in a single layer on a baking tray.

Step 3

Bake for 15-20 minutes checking every few minutes towards the end to make sure they are roasting evenly and are not burning. They will give off a nutty aroma and the skins should start to split when they are done.

Step 4

Remove from the oven.

Step 5

Lay out a clean tea-towel on your bench.

Step 6

Pour the hot hazelnuts into the centre of the tea-towel, fold in the edges and gently massage the bundle so the hazelnuts rub against one another and lose their skins. Don’t worry if a small amount of skin remains.

Step 7

Set the nuts aside until they are completely cold. You can put them in the fridge to speed this along. Blending warm nuts will produce sticky flour.

Step 8

Add one cup of hazelnuts to the Vibe Blender jug

Step 9

Blend on ‘nut’ mode for 8-10 seconds. Do not over-blend the nuts. If you blend for too long they will release oil, become sticky and be on the way to hazelnut butter.

Step 10

The hazelnuts will be the texture of meal (not flour) suitable for all Luvele Life blender baking.

Step 11

Sifting the meal into a finer flour is optional. Place a wire sieve over a large bowl.

Step 12

Add 1 cup of meal into the sieve then gently shake or stir until the finer grains fall into the bowl.

Step 13

Place the pieces of unmilled hazelnut back in the blender jug, pulse a few times and then sift again. Repeat this process until all the meal is sifted.Chocolate pairs well with hazelnuts so be sure to check out our healthy Nutella recipe.