Spiced Hazelnuts

Hey!

So, I have a couple hazelnut trees outside my place, and last year I decided to pick some up off the ground and crack them... Let me tell you, it was some job!

For a while I even took a box of un-cracked hazelnuts to work with me and would spend my whole 1 hour break period, in my car, cracking nuts.. lol .. how embarrassing..

And with all that effort? I only managed too retrieved... umm .. about a cup or two!..

No wonder they are so expensive!

But I think the work payed off. Now I have (a few) farm fresh organic hazelnuts (the best of the best) for free! ..

So anyways, last summer I threw some of them in the freezer (for safe keeping..) Now I'mma make them into something spectacular!

Spiced Hazelnuts:

What you need:

Smoked paprika

Cayenne

Kosher salt

Pinch of sugar

Olive oil

Lime juice

Blanched hazelnuts

What to do:

Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Combine smoked paprika, cayenne, salt, sugar, olive oil and lime juice to make a paste (taste it to get the balance right). Toss with the hazelnuts to coat. Then spread them out on a baking sheet and sprinkle with a bit more salt if you want. Roast them until they are all toasty and fragrant, about 25 minutes.

MMmmm.