RE: Blanched or not almond flour

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> I have been buying almond flour from a local health food store and notice

> that there may be some small specks in it (not a lot). If it is not blanched

> is it quite bad for the diet?

> If you buy regular almonds (to make flour yourself) do you need to blanch

> it? and if so how?

> Thanks,

>

> Tumpa Reinhardt

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Blanched is advised. I have used both but the almond skins are hard to digest

and baked

goods are finer with blanched almond flour,

Carol F.

SCD 6 yrs. celiac

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If it's mostly sort of creamy white/yellow in color, with just the occasional

speck, it's probably fine. If it was made from unblanched almonds, you'd

definitely have brown specks liberally throughout.

If you want to buy raw almonds and blanch them yourself.... it's quite easy, but

a little time consuming. You just drop the nuts into boiling water for about two

minutes, drain and spread on a towell to dry and cool. When cool enough to

touch, just grab a nut and pinch.... the inner nut will pop right out of the

brown skin. Voila'.... blanched almonds.

Patti

Blanched or not almond flour

I have been buying almond flour from a local health food store and notice

that there may be some small specks in it (not a lot). If it is not blanched

is it quite bad for the diet?

If you buy regular almonds (to make flour yourself) do you need to blanch

it? and if so how?

Thanks,

Tumpa Reinhardt

To the world you may be one person, to one person you are the

world~Anonymous

[Guest guest]

Thanks.

Re: Blanched or not almond flour

If it's mostly sort of creamy white/yellow in color, with just the

occasional speck, it's probably fine. If it was made from unblanched

almonds, you'd definitely have brown specks liberally throughout.

If you want to buy raw almonds and blanch them yourself.... it's quite

easy, but a little time consuming. You just drop the nuts into boiling water

for about two minutes, drain and spread on a towell to dry and cool. When

cool enough to touch, just grab a nut and pinch.... the inner nut will pop

right out of the brown skin. Voila'.... blanched almonds.

Patti

Blanched or not almond flour

I have been buying almond flour from a local health food store and notice

that there may be some small specks in it (not a lot). If it is not

blanched

is it quite bad for the diet?

If you buy regular almonds (to make flour yourself) do you need to blanch

it? and if so how?

Thanks,

Tumpa Reinhardt

To the world you may be one person, to one person you are the

world~Anonymous