Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I just bought a 25 lb bag of Honeyville farms blanched almond flour and it's not nearly as fine as I was expecting. Is all almond " flour " about the same consistency as polenta? It's no finer than the Trader Joe's almond meal that I bought to experiment with. Liz, I just this afternoon got out my almond flour to try for the first time. It's from Honeyville and it is VERY fine. I was surprised how fine it is. It sounds more like you ended up with almond meal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I just bought a 25 lb bag of Honeyville farms blanched almond flour and it's not nearly as fine as I was expecting. Is all almond " flour " about the same consistency as polenta? It's no finer than the Trader Joe's almond meal that I bought to experiment with. Liz, I just this afternoon got out my almond flour to try for the first time. It's from Honeyville and it is VERY fine. I was surprised how fine it is. It sounds more like you ended up with almond meal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I just bought a 25 lb bag of Honeyville farms blanched almond flour and it's not nearly as fine as I was expecting. Is all almond " flour " about the same consistency as polenta? It's no finer than the Trader Joe's almond meal that I bought to experiment with. Liz, I just this afternoon got out my almond flour to try for the first time. It's from Honeyville and it is VERY fine. I was surprised how fine it is. It sounds more like you ended up with almond meal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 This is what I was expecting. Next time I'll try ordering from Digestive Wellness, although 25 lbs of flour is going to take a while to get through. Thanks, Liz Liz, could you put some of the almond flour in the blender and whiz it finer? I have some pecan meal that is awfully dry and hard to use and I'm going to try this and see if I can get flour out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 This is what I was expecting. Next time I'll try ordering from Digestive Wellness, although 25 lbs of flour is going to take a while to get through. Thanks, Liz Liz, could you put some of the almond flour in the blender and whiz it finer? I have some pecan meal that is awfully dry and hard to use and I'm going to try this and see if I can get flour out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 This is what I was expecting. Next time I'll try ordering from Digestive Wellness, although 25 lbs of flour is going to take a while to get through. Thanks, Liz Liz, could you put some of the almond flour in the blender and whiz it finer? I have some pecan meal that is awfully dry and hard to use and I'm going to try this and see if I can get flour out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Maybe you could freeze the almond meal for later. I bought that first thinking all of it was the same. I could not. My mom ordered almond flour from DW (at the same time she bought jam and almondine as a birthday present) and it is amazing the difference. I can handle the flour and I don't think even now I could eat the meal. Something to think about. Maybe even trading someone.  Debbie 40cd  This is what I was expecting. Next time I'll try ordering from Digestive Wellness, although 25 lbs of flour is going to take a while to get through.Thanks,LizLiz, could you put some of the almond flour in the blender and whiz it finer? I have some pecan meal that is awfully dry and hard to use and I'm going to try this and see if I can get flour out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Maybe you could freeze the almond meal for later. I bought that first thinking all of it was the same. I could not. My mom ordered almond flour from DW (at the same time she bought jam and almondine as a birthday present) and it is amazing the difference. I can handle the flour and I don't think even now I could eat the meal. Something to think about. Maybe even trading someone.  Debbie 40cd  This is what I was expecting. Next time I'll try ordering from Digestive Wellness, although 25 lbs of flour is going to take a while to get through.Thanks,LizLiz, could you put some of the almond flour in the blender and whiz it finer? I have some pecan meal that is awfully dry and hard to use and I'm going to try this and see if I can get flour out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Maybe you could freeze the almond meal for later. I bought that first thinking all of it was the same. I could not. My mom ordered almond flour from DW (at the same time she bought jam and almondine as a birthday present) and it is amazing the difference. I can handle the flour and I don't think even now I could eat the meal. Something to think about. Maybe even trading someone.  Debbie 40cd  This is what I was expecting. Next time I'll try ordering from Digestive Wellness, although 25 lbs of flour is going to take a while to get through.Thanks,LizLiz, could you put some of the almond flour in the blender and whiz it finer? I have some pecan meal that is awfully dry and hard to use and I'm going to try this and see if I can get flour out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Hmmm - do they sell almond meal too? Is your flour finer than cornmeal? Mine is definitely cornmeal or polenta consistency. I'm pretty sure that what I ordered was blanched almond flour that promised to be very fine and great for baking. I experimented with it this afternoon and it worked fine in a souffle bread recipe, but it definitely added a nutty crunch to the bread. Not unpleasant, but not sure my son can handle that much texture yet. I already contacted Honeyville because there was a hole in the bag and a bunch leaked out into the box and got damp and clumped together. Maybe I should contact them again and ask if I was sent almond meal or almond flour. Thanks, Liz > I just this afternoon got out my almond flour to try for the first > time. It's from Honeyville and it is VERY fine. I was surprised how > fine it is. It sounds more like you ended up with almond meal to me. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Hmmm - do they sell almond meal too? Is your flour finer than cornmeal? Mine is definitely cornmeal or polenta consistency. I'm pretty sure that what I ordered was blanched almond flour that promised to be very fine and great for baking. I experimented with it this afternoon and it worked fine in a souffle bread recipe, but it definitely added a nutty crunch to the bread. Not unpleasant, but not sure my son can handle that much texture yet. I already contacted Honeyville because there was a hole in the bag and a bunch leaked out into the box and got damp and clumped together. Maybe I should contact them again and ask if I was sent almond meal or almond flour. Thanks, Liz > I just this afternoon got out my almond flour to try for the first > time. It's from Honeyville and it is VERY fine. I was surprised how > fine it is. It sounds more like you ended up with almond meal to me. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Hmmm - do they sell almond meal too? Is your flour finer than cornmeal? Mine is definitely cornmeal or polenta consistency. I'm pretty sure that what I ordered was blanched almond flour that promised to be very fine and great for baking. I experimented with it this afternoon and it worked fine in a souffle bread recipe, but it definitely added a nutty crunch to the bread. Not unpleasant, but not sure my son can handle that much texture yet. I already contacted Honeyville because there was a hole in the bag and a bunch leaked out into the box and got damp and clumped together. Maybe I should contact them again and ask if I was sent almond meal or almond flour. Thanks, Liz > I just this afternoon got out my almond flour to try for the first > time. It's from Honeyville and it is VERY fine. I was surprised how > fine it is. It sounds more like you ended up with almond meal to me. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 > Liz, could you put some of the almond flour in the blender and whiz > it finer? I have some pecan meal that is awfully dry and hard to use > and I'm going to try this and see if I can get flour out of it. > > It might be worth a try - although I wonder if I'd get blanched almond butter. I could still use that I suppose, so it wouldn't hurt anything. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 > Liz, could you put some of the almond flour in the blender and whiz > it finer? I have some pecan meal that is awfully dry and hard to use > and I'm going to try this and see if I can get flour out of it. > > It might be worth a try - although I wonder if I'd get blanched almond butter. I could still use that I suppose, so it wouldn't hurt anything. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 > Liz, could you put some of the almond flour in the blender and whiz > it finer? I have some pecan meal that is awfully dry and hard to use > and I'm going to try this and see if I can get flour out of it. > > It might be worth a try - although I wonder if I'd get blanched almond butter. I could still use that I suppose, so it wouldn't hurt anything. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I buy from Honeyville and usually it is very fine and good quality. However, one order it was not as finely ground. That is the only time that happened out of all the times I've ordered over the years. Look at the batch number on the label and then contact them to see what they say. In my case I just used it because it was close enough. But for someone that hasn't been on the SCD for long it might be an issue. Tom caralycalnikmom wrote: > > > > Another question about almond flour... > > I just bought a 25 lb bag of Honeyville farms blanched almond flour and > it's not nearly as fine as I was expecting. Is all almond " flour " about > the same consistency as polenta? It's no finer than the Trader Joe's > almond meal that I bought to experiment with. > > Thanks, > Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I buy from Honeyville and usually it is very fine and good quality. However, one order it was not as finely ground. That is the only time that happened out of all the times I've ordered over the years. Look at the batch number on the label and then contact them to see what they say. In my case I just used it because it was close enough. But for someone that hasn't been on the SCD for long it might be an issue. Tom caralycalnikmom wrote: > > > > Another question about almond flour... > > I just bought a 25 lb bag of Honeyville farms blanched almond flour and > it's not nearly as fine as I was expecting. Is all almond " flour " about > the same consistency as polenta? It's no finer than the Trader Joe's > almond meal that I bought to experiment with. > > Thanks, > Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I buy from Honeyville and usually it is very fine and good quality. However, one order it was not as finely ground. That is the only time that happened out of all the times I've ordered over the years. Look at the batch number on the label and then contact them to see what they say. In my case I just used it because it was close enough. But for someone that hasn't been on the SCD for long it might be an issue. Tom caralycalnikmom wrote: > > > > Another question about almond flour... > > I just bought a 25 lb bag of Honeyville farms blanched almond flour and > it's not nearly as fine as I was expecting. Is all almond " flour " about > the same consistency as polenta? It's no finer than the Trader Joe's > almond meal that I bought to experiment with. > > Thanks, > Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Hmmm - do they sell almond meal too? Is your flour finer than cornmeal? Mine is definitely cornmeal or polenta consistency. I'm pretty sure that what I ordered was blanched almond flour that promised to be very fine and great for baking. I experimented with it this afternoon and it worked fine in a souffle bread recipe, but it definitely added a nutty crunch to the bread. Not unpleasant, but not sure my son can handle that much texture yet. Liz, that's what it sounds like to me, that they sent you almond meal instead of flour. It's been nearly 30 years since I could use gluten, but the almond flour I have reminds me of the whole wheat pastry flour I used to get, quite fine and slightly beige in color. No where near mealy. For what it's worth, I just tried whizzing some pecan meal I got in the blender to see if I could make flour out of it. It got a little finer but even though I stopped a number of times to stir it up, it started trying to make pecan butter at the bottom and the blender was going " Rrr rrr " and not sounding happy. Maybe I'll get a mini-food-processor and see if that would work better for meal-to-flour. I don't have any almond meal to try to see how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Hmmm - do they sell almond meal too? Is your flour finer than cornmeal? Mine is definitely cornmeal or polenta consistency. I'm pretty sure that what I ordered was blanched almond flour that promised to be very fine and great for baking. I experimented with it this afternoon and it worked fine in a souffle bread recipe, but it definitely added a nutty crunch to the bread. Not unpleasant, but not sure my son can handle that much texture yet. Liz, that's what it sounds like to me, that they sent you almond meal instead of flour. It's been nearly 30 years since I could use gluten, but the almond flour I have reminds me of the whole wheat pastry flour I used to get, quite fine and slightly beige in color. No where near mealy. For what it's worth, I just tried whizzing some pecan meal I got in the blender to see if I could make flour out of it. It got a little finer but even though I stopped a number of times to stir it up, it started trying to make pecan butter at the bottom and the blender was going " Rrr rrr " and not sounding happy. Maybe I'll get a mini-food-processor and see if that would work better for meal-to-flour. I don't have any almond meal to try to see how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Hmmm - do they sell almond meal too? Is your flour finer than cornmeal? Mine is definitely cornmeal or polenta consistency. I'm pretty sure that what I ordered was blanched almond flour that promised to be very fine and great for baking. I experimented with it this afternoon and it worked fine in a souffle bread recipe, but it definitely added a nutty crunch to the bread. Not unpleasant, but not sure my son can handle that much texture yet. Liz, that's what it sounds like to me, that they sent you almond meal instead of flour. It's been nearly 30 years since I could use gluten, but the almond flour I have reminds me of the whole wheat pastry flour I used to get, quite fine and slightly beige in color. No where near mealy. For what it's worth, I just tried whizzing some pecan meal I got in the blender to see if I could make flour out of it. It got a little finer but even though I stopped a number of times to stir it up, it started trying to make pecan butter at the bottom and the blender was going " Rrr rrr " and not sounding happy. Maybe I'll get a mini-food-processor and see if that would work better for meal-to-flour. I don't have any almond meal to try to see how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 A coffee grinder has always worked best for me in grinding nuts to flour. Don't overgrind, though, or you'll get nut butter.-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 > > Is Bob's Red Mill ALMOND MEAL/FLOUR legal? > Also, I have not been able to find info about > extracts. Is any real vanilla extract Ok? > > Robin > UC 8 years > that is what I was using until I found Lucyskitchenshop.com she carrys great stuff, all SCD legal. She is wonderful and very helpful. #5 bag almond flour is great and lasts 5 months. also has vanilla. UC, SCD 5 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 > > Is Bob's Red Mill ALMOND MEAL/FLOUR legal? > Also, I have not been able to find info about > extracts. Is any real vanilla extract Ok? > > Robin > UC 8 years > that is what I was using until I found Lucyskitchenshop.com she carrys great stuff, all SCD legal. She is wonderful and very helpful. #5 bag almond flour is great and lasts 5 months. also has vanilla. UC, SCD 5 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 > > Is Bob's Red Mill ALMOND MEAL/FLOUR legal? > Also, I have not been able to find info about > extracts. Is any real vanilla extract Ok? > > Robin > UC 8 years > that is what I was using until I found Lucyskitchenshop.com she carrys great stuff, all SCD legal. She is wonderful and very helpful. #5 bag almond flour is great and lasts 5 months. also has vanilla. UC, SCD 5 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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