Nut powder Almond flour is powdered almonds. Use almond flour in the preparation of many recipes, especially in French cuisine. Without almond flour, it is impossible to imagine such delicious dishes as macaroons - French almond cookies, biscuits "dequoise" and "jeans", as well as various toppings for cakes and pies. All these restaurant dishes are not so difficult to prepare and armed with recipes and inspiration are able to be in your kitchen. Also, almond flour can be used in dietary nutrition, when each piece of baking is counted on the account. Add in baby food or just sprinkle everyday salads, thus adding a touch of sophistication and sophisticated nutty taste.
Ingredients:- Almonds 400g
- Boiled water 2 l
- Step 1 For the preparation of almond flour, take almonds and water.
- Step 2 Pour the almonds with boiling water and leave for 10 minutes.
- Step 3 Drain the water and hold the nuts for about a minute under the pressure of cold water.
- Step 4 Then, fill the nuts with boiling water and leave for another 10 minutes.
- Step 5 Drain the water and peel off all the nuts. Nuts will literally fly out of your hands - be careful.
- Step 6 Put the nuts on a paper towel so that it absorbs all the water. Transfer the almonds to a baking tray and dry in the oven at 100 ° C for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Step 7 If you want to get a golden color of flour, then you need to dry until golden brown. Then leave to cool.
- Step 8 Add 50 grams of nuts to the coffee grinder and grind for no longer than 10 seconds, otherwise the nuts will separate the oil and the mass will thicken.
- Step 9 Then sift chopped almonds through a medium sized sieve. Large parts of the nut again grind in a coffee grinder.
- Step 10 Flour is ready. Ready-made flour should not be stored for more than 30 days in a glass jar. If it is necessary to extend the shelf life, then store it in a plastic container in the freezer.