FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR EXTRA FINE HAZELNUT POWDER
Although we are strong advocates of organic, it must be acknowledged that each year is different... This season, our harvests are significantly down and unfortunately we will not have enough organic hazelnuts to satisfy everyone 🙂. Fortunately, our non-labelled orchards - managed sustainably - come to the rescue: they allow us to continue offering you the same hazelnut powder, with its unique hazelnut taste!
And rest assured: we are already putting all our energy into the next season to offer you as many organic hazelnuts as possible for the 2026 harvest. 🌱
Yes, it can partially or completely replace flour! Our extra fine hazelnut powder is an excellent alternative naturally gluten-free for your recipes. For cakes, it can be substituted for 20-30% of the wheat flour for an intense flavour and incomparable softness. In gluten-free recipes (financiers, biscuits), it is the main base, providing fibres, proteins, and exceptional aromas.
The versatility of our extra fine hazelnut powder is immense :-)
- Sweet: It is essential for macarons (thanks to its fineness), pastry creams (frangipane), financiers, and homemade spreads.
- Savoury: It enhances the coating of fish (hazelnut style), can be used in game sauces for a binding and indulgent effect, or as a topping on a velouté.
Our freshly ground hazelnut powder has a BBD (Best Before Date) of 8 months.
To maintain this freshness and its intense aromas after opening, we therefore recommend transferring it to a sealed container and keeping it away from light.
These simple actions will ensure that you fully enjoy its quality for several months.
HAZELNUT POWDER, THE BAKER'S ALLY
Our Extra Fine Raw Hazelnut Powder is the guarantee of cakes with intense flavour and perfect textures. It is freshly ground from our hazelnuts from Lot-et-Garonne (small calibre, very aromatic) to preserve all the unsaturated fatty acids, the Vitamin E and the natural aromas of the fruit.
The Advantage of Raw Powder (with skin):
- Enhanced Flavour: It offers a more authentic and deeper hazelnut taste than blanched powder, ideal for pastry creams and homemade spreads.
- Rich in Nutrients: The skin of the hazelnut increases its content of fibre and antioxidants, for a healthier flour.
ORIGIN OF OUR EXTRA FINE HAZELNUT POWDER
Based in Lot-et-Garonne,our hazelnut orchards are a great source of pride for us. Managing our orchards through Organic or reasoned agriculture requires a great deal of resilience and a lot of patience.
This year, the organic hazelnut harvest is significantly below our expectations. That is why we are offering you hazelnuts from our non-labelled orchards but managed in a reasoned manner!
It is thanks to sustainable practices (crop diversification, tall grasses, cover crops, grazing sheep and chickens,…) that we are now able to restore the ecosystem and protect (part of) our harvests.
The hazelnut we offer you is small calibre, crunchy and with a pronounced hazelnut flavour. Our hazelnuts are enjoyed raw, roasted for the more indulgent, or even transformed into spread.
To discover more about our orchards, it's this way.
