How to blanch almonds - easy and economical

Name: How to blanch almonds - easy and economical
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Whole raw almonds - you can purchase almonds in their shell and just remove (in the shell is usually cheaper); 1 Water to cover/submerge almonds; 1 Microwave safe bowl

beemarg @beemarg

When my cousin bought the wrong almonds for my christmas baking I had visions of pots and boiling water and thought oh no!! I Found this method on veggieplatter blogspot.com and it's so super simple I had to share.

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Ingredients

1Whole raw almonds - you can purchase almonds in their shell and just remove (in the shell is usually cheaper)
1Water to cover/submerge almonds
1Microwave safe bowl

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Steps

1

Place shelled almonds in microwave safe bowl and add enough tap water to really cover/submerge almonds well.
2

Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes.
3

Dump out water and rinse almonds (I used a strainer for this step).
4

To remove skin, gently squeeze almond between thumb and forefinger until almond slides out of skin. Repeat with remaining almonds.
5

Allow almonds to air dry a bit before using.
6

Use dry blanched almonds in recipes, to make almond meal/flour, almond paste or marzipan, or whatever your imagination can come up with!!!