tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post8179236041293196770..comments2023-07-24T11:50:34.446-04:00Comments on my little kitchen: Mondays with Maida - Hazelnut RusksCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-13085514035950575922017-12-24T15:29:49.609-05:002017-12-24T15:29:49.609-05:00I have an old copy of this book. I recently made t... I have an old copy of this book. I recently made these rusks for the holidays. I picked up the hazelnuts from the orchard of a friend. I shelled and blanched them myself.<br /> I'm always modifying recipes I find or use. For these cookies I added some orange zest and a cup of mini semi-sweet chocolate chips. They are wonderful and are sure to make great gifts.Ivanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-88334054888276843482007-10-21T10:30:00.000-04:002007-10-21T10:30:00.000-04:00Hi Reid! Do try these - they're really very easy ...Hi Reid! Do try these - they're really very easy and are so good. They make a big batch too, so you'll have lots to share!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-38153189858423890802007-10-19T05:01:00.000-04:002007-10-19T05:01:00.000-04:00Cathy,These look so delicious and I can imagine ho...Cathy,<BR/><BR/>These look so delicious and I can imagine how you'd compare them to biscotti. I love hazelnuts and I can imagine the scent wafting through the air as they were being toasted.<BR/><BR/>I definitely have to try these.Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757257669831271556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-20190139093695651592007-10-16T22:44:00.000-04:002007-10-16T22:44:00.000-04:00Hi Mari! I found an article (only the abstract wa...Hi Mari! I found an article (only the abstract was available for free viewing) about removing the skins with lye - yuck! I was relieved to find a brochure from some Hazelnut association that described the method usually used (roasting, friction from other nuts and soft brushes, and a vacuum) which did not involve lye.<BR/><BR/>Hi Heleen! These were delicious and if you love hazelnuts and biscotti, I'm certain you'll love them... just watch out for your teeth! ;)<BR/><BR/>Hi Susan! I remember that the second book has that chapter, but have yet to make anything from it. As for mandelbrot, next week's cookie is actually described by Maida in the recipe notes as mandelbrot even though the name of the recipe is Black and White Rusks. With a chocolate center, though, I'm not sure these would qualify as traditional!<BR/><BR/>Hi Leigh! These rise some, but start out quite high (1 1/2"). I think because there's no butter in the recipe, they're less prone to spreading. I believe it's also that lack of added fat that makes them so hard.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-74128285832923983262007-10-15T10:35:00.000-04:002007-10-15T10:35:00.000-04:00I've never made biscotti with nuts, so I haven't h...I've never made biscotti with nuts, so I haven't had the problem of cutting through them. (If I did use nuts, I'd have to use them ground as nut meal I think, as my family declares they don't like nuts in cookies.) What I did notice was that your rusk loaves appear to have had height to them that my biscotti never has. My biscotti loaves are always rather flat, spreading out from side to side rather than rising. I like the shape of your rusks better (not that it would probably matter in regards to taste.)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-57540328521199213052007-10-15T00:21:00.000-04:002007-10-15T00:21:00.000-04:00Cathy, "Maida Heatter's Brand-New Book of Great Co...Cathy, "Maida Heatter's Brand-New Book of Great Cookies" from 1995 actually has a chapter devoted to biscotti and zwieback. The more curious thing to me is that I find no mandelbrot in either of her 2 cookie books that I have. I'll have to check a couple of her dessert books for them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400566232124099358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-18144761947357629652007-10-15T00:06:00.000-04:002007-10-15T00:06:00.000-04:00Cathy, I will have to try these for sure. I love h...Cathy, I will have to try these for sure. I love hazelnuts in anything, and I'm a big fan of biscotti too, so there you have it :o). Your picture selaed the deal! Thanks...Heleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759935956981229344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157527.post-76159463001476571842007-10-14T23:27:00.000-04:002007-10-14T23:27:00.000-04:00Hazelnuts: Yum! Biscotti: yum! Hazelnut Rusks: Sup...Hazelnuts: Yum! Biscotti: yum! Hazelnut Rusks: Super yum! Now that I've gotten past some of my favorite things...I've often wondered how those skins were removed, too. The skin's probably still too 'tight' on the nut to use one of those rubber tubes that's used for de-skinning garlic. After Day of the Dead cookies, I think I'll look up this recipe and give it a try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com