Nussgipfel
Hazelnut crescents
Nussgipfel: flaky Swiss hazelnut crescents
SwissIn Swiss train-station bakeries and village tearooms the Nussgipfel is the pastry commuters grab with their morning coffee: a crisp, flaky crescent wrapped around a sweet filling of ground hazelnuts and cinnamon, glazed so it shines. Bakers in Bern and Lucerne make their own laminated dough, but at home good all-butter puff pastry gives an excellent result in about an hour and a half. Chef's tip: chill the shaped crescents for 15 minutes before baking; warm pastry slumps and the filling leaks out.
- Total time
- 70 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 10
Ingredients
For the filling
- 5 ½ oz ground hazelnutslightly toasted
- 2 ⅞ oz sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup milk
For the pastry
- 1 ⅛ lb all-butter puff pastrychilled
- 1 egg yolkbeaten with 1 tbsp milk
For the glaze
- 2 ⅛ oz icing sugar
- 1 tbsp hot water
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Warm ¼ cup milk in a pan, stir in 5 ½ oz ground hazelnuts, 2 ⅞ oz sugar, 1 tsp ground cinnamon and 2 tbsp dry breadcrumbs or crushed biscuits and cook for 2 minutes until thick. Cool, then beat in 1 egg white. The paste should hold its shape.
5 minStep 2: Roll 1 ⅛ lb all-butter puff pastry on a floured surface into a 30 × 60 cm rectangle about 3 mm thick. Cut into 10 long triangles with a 12 cm base.
10 minStep 3: Spread a strip of filling along the wide end of each triangle, leaving the edges clear. Roll up from the base towards the tip and curve the ends into a crescent, tip tucked underneath.
10 minStep 4: Place on a lined tray, brush with 1 egg yolk and chill for 15 minutes. Heat the oven to 400°F (fan 350°F).
15 minStep 5: Bake for 18–20 minutes until puffed, crisp and deep golden.
20 minStep 6: Mix 2 ⅛ oz icing sugar with 1 tbsp hot water and brush over the hot crescents so they turn glossy. Cool on a rack.
5 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 28 g
- Fat
- 21 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does nussgipfel take?
- About 70 minutes in total: 50 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 10 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of ground cinnamon?
- A cinnamon stick, ground: about ½ tsp per stick.
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