HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ALMOND MEAL & ALMOND FLOUR
It is often asked by new home chefs, "what is the difference between almond flour and almond meal?" Basically, there's no point in buying expensive commercial almond flour (unless you use it every day due to preference or a wheat allergy/intolerance) if you only need just a little bit for a recipe. I'm not sure what the ratio is; however many almonds you use will yield a little less almond flour, ie, 1 dry cup of almonds = a little less than 1 cup of almond flour; so let's assume it's 1:1.
Provided by the80srule
Categories Fruit
Time 15m
Yield 2 cups, 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- For ALMOND FLOUR, you first must blanch the almonds by boiling about 3 cups of water then soaking the almonds in it for 1-2 minutes. Rub the skins off with a dishcloth or squishing the almonds out of the skins by hand.
- Dry the almonds off or let them air dry-- water will turn those babies into almond butter!
- You need a really strong food processor blades for grinding and chopping to do this-- but be careful with this step! If the almonds are ground too hard and too consistently, you will end up with almond butter.
- Thus, the best thing to do is to use the pulse, not consistent run, on the processor until the almonds are ground up but make sure they don't release too much oil. If it looks like that, let the mixture rest for a minute or two before continuing to grind the almonds.
- Empty the unit's contents into an airtight container. Stir with a fork or small whisk to remove any oil dispersion or lumps.
- For best storage, keep refridgerated. Why? At room temp, unlike grain flours like regular all-purpose, oat, and barley flours, almond flour quickly absorbs flavors and odors its surrounded by. Almond flour is good for fine applications like cookies, cakes, breads, and as a gluten-free and wheat-free thickening agent.
- ALMOND MEAL: Follow the same instructions listed above-- except you don't blanch the almonds! Almond meal is better for coarser applications such as breading on tofu and fish, cookie garnish, etc.
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RA Roky
[email protected]I'm not sure if I did something wrong, but my almond meal turned out really oily. I'm not sure if I'll try this recipe again.
Oboj Bosir
[email protected]I used this almond meal to make macarons and they turned out perfectly! I'm so happy with this recipe.
ambrose sikuku
[email protected]This is a great basic recipe for almond meal. I like to add a little salt and pepper to mine for extra flavor.
Jamie Watson
[email protected]I've never made almond meal before, but this recipe made it easy. I'm excited to try it out in my favorite recipes.
Arbab Nohrio
[email protected]I'm allergic to almonds, so I can't try this recipe. But it looks delicious!
Adri√°n Herrera
[email protected]This recipe is a bit time-consuming, but it's worth it for the delicious and fresh almond meal.
Rabiul bhai official
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly, but my almond meal came out too dry. I'm not sure what I did wrong.
Evie Bowman
[email protected]The almond meal was a bit too coarse for my liking, but it still worked well in my recipes.
dreaddedfire 2096
[email protected]I'm so glad I found this recipe. I've been wanting to try making my own almond meal for a while now, but I was intimidated by the process. This recipe made it so easy!
Bhagi Singh
[email protected]This is a great way to use up leftover almonds. I always have a few extra almonds lying around, so it's nice to be able to turn them into something useful.
Justin Odell
[email protected]I've been using this recipe for years and it never fails me. The almond meal always comes out light and fluffy.
Favour Patrick
[email protected]The almond meal turned out perfect! I used it to make almond flour chocolate chip cookies and they were delicious.
Abdusamad Mahamed
[email protected]This recipe is a lifesaver! I have a hard time finding almond meal in my area, so being able to make my own is a huge help.
Fiza qureshi Fiza qureshi
[email protected]I love making my own almond meal! It's so easy and much more affordable than buying it in the store. I use it in everything from cookies to pancakes to smoothies.