Hazelnut Chocolate Spread (homemade Nutella)

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Ingredients

1. For the Milk Chocolate you will need a superior brand, such as "équatoriale" by Valrhona or "Milky way" by Cacao Barry

2.  For the Oil, I do not recommend using hazelnut oil as I have seen in some blogs : the taste is not suitable

3.  I recommend using a neutral oil such as grapeseed oil

4. The Powdered Milk is used to make the spread "Creamier"

5. The Cocoa Powder is used to accentuate the chocolate flavor

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Prepping the hazelnuts

6.  Roast the Hazelnuts (1 ¼ Cup or 200 g), 10 minutes at 305 °F / 150 °C

7. Rub the nuts in a towel, to remove the skin (which is bitter)

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8. Grind the hazelnuts, in a Food Processor (with chopping blades) ('robot coupe')

9. You may use either a blender or a Food Processor (with chopping blades)

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Powders

10. Add in the Powdered Milk (1 Tablespoon or 10 g), the Icing Sugar (3 Tablespoons or 35 g) and the Oil (2 Tablespoons or 35 g)

11. Grind well

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Chocolate

12.  In a saucepan, boil water

13. Let the Milk Chocolate ( 7 oz or 200 g) melt in a bowl sitting on the saucepan

14. Here, with the "équatoriale" by Valrhona

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15. Here, with the "Lactee Superieure" by Cacao Barry

16. Pour in the melted Milk Chocolate and add in the Cocoa Powder (1 Tablespoon or 10 g)

17. Mix, then scrape the sides, and mix

18. Almost finished ! The spread is too thin, too warm, too liquid at this point

19.  Let the spread cool down

20. Avoid the fridge which will set the spread into a solid mass

21.  The way I handle this spread is as follows: I let the spread "set" overnight, at room temperature. Then the next morning, I microwave this for 5 seconds. I stir it well, and the spread now has a great texture, like the Nutella, for a few hours

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Here's a comparison with industrial products. As you can see, our spread is a bit lighter in color, you can fix this by adding more Cocoa Powder, if you want