How To: Blanch and Ground Almonds

What You'll Need: 

• Almonds 
• Sauce pan 
• Boiled water
• Strainer or colander 
• Paper towel or tea towel
  
  To make Almond Flour, you'll also need: 
• Coffee grinder, food processor or blender 

Instructions: 

To Blanch Almonds: 

Boil water in sauce pan and add almonds (Alternative: place almonds in a bowl and pour boiling water)

Let it sit for exactly 1 minute with lid on - DO NOT let it sit in hot water for any longer, almonds will soften

Drain almonds in a strainer or colander, then rinse under cold water 

Grip almond between your thumb and index finger, the skin from the almond should easily loosen and slip off* with a little pinch. (*Careful! Almonds are slippery and may fly right out)

Let almonds dry completely by placing them onto a paper towel or tea towel 

To make Almond Flour:

Once you have dried blanch almonds. Put them in your coffee grinder, food processor or blender and let it ground the almonds until they are to a coarse meal or fine flour. And TA-DA!!!

Now why not make yourself some Homemade French Almond Macarons!