Hazelnut & Almond Nougat Roll
Fiona Smith
Serves
8Preparation
20 minsCook
15 minsIngredients
| 50g hazelnuts, roasted and skinned | |
| 4 eggs | |
| 150g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling | |
| pinch of salt | |
| 100g flour | |
| 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder | |
| 25g butter, melted | |
| 100g brittle almond nougat or turrón | |
| 200ml cream, whipped to soft peaks | |
| 60ml nut liqueur such as Frangelico or amaretto | |
| icing sugar for dusting |
You have to make and fill the roll on the same day, but then it keeps refrigerated for up to four days.
Instructions
| 1. | Preheat the oven to 180°C. |
| 2. | Butter a 30cm x 20cm swiss roll tin and line the base with baking paper. |
| 3. | Finely grind the hazelnuts in a food processor then set aside. |
| 4. | In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar and salt until thick and pale. |
| 5. | Sift the flour and baking powder together over the mixture and gently fold in with the ground hazelnuts. |
| 6. | Fold in the butter. |
| 7. | Spoon into the prepared tin and bake for 15 minutes. |
| 8. | Sprinkle a large piece of baking paper with caster sugar and tip the sponge out on to this. |
| 9. | While the sponge is still warm, very carefully roll up loosely into a log shape. Cool. |
| 10. | Break the nougat into pieces, place in a food processor and grind to a coarse crumb. |
| 11. | Fold into the whipped cream. |
| 12. | Carefully unroll the sponge, sprinkle with the liqueur then spread with the cream and roll up. |
| 13. | Dust with icing sugar before serving. |
Recipe Fiona Smith / Food styling Ginny Grant / Photography Aaron McLean / Styling Fiona Lascelles

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