Homemade Almond Meal
Almond meal is simply finely ground almonds. I like to lightly toast whole blanched almonds to dry them to crunchiness and bring out their nutty flavor.
Ingredients
- 3 cups blanched almonds
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spread almonds evenly on a sheet pan. Toast in the oven for 12 minutes. Stir. Return to oven and toast until the almonds are lightly golden, 5 to 10 minutes more.
3. Let the almonds cool completely, then process to the texture of coarse cornmeal in a food processor.
4. Measure out the amount of almond meal you need for your recipe, then mix the measured almonds with ¼ cup of sugar from your recipe and grind to a fine meal. The sugar will keep the almonds from grinding into a paste. Do not over process or you will make almond butter.
Organic Blanched Almonds may be purchased from The Vineyard Kitchen Larder.