Homemade Almond Meal – the dry method
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Previously, I wrote about making almond meal from the leftovers of making almond milk. If you would prefer to skip the almond milk and just make the almond meal, then below is one way of doing it.
The yield is approximately 1:1 – if you grind 1kg of almonds, you will get 1kg of the meal, with maybe a tablespoon or so of courser meal that you can either eat or not worry about and add to the fine meal.
If you prefer, you can skin the almonds by blanching them. Submerge them in boiling water for a minute before dunking them quickly in ice water to cool. Then pinch the skins off, dry and process as below.
I admit, I don’t bother with the skinning– leaving the skin on makes this a very quick task (just a few minutes – and who needs the extra work?) and it’s more nutritious.
If you ‘over grind’ your almonds, you will get almond butter, but that will take A LOT of grinding.
As a cost comparison: I purchased raw almonds at $14.98 per kilo. Looking at the packets of almond meal, the cheapest (home brand) was selling at $17 a kilo and the ‘brand’ brands were between $26 and $43 a kilo.
Homemade almond meal
Almond meal can be expensive. Here's how to make your own. While not as fine as the almond meal in the shops, it's a good alternative.
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw almonds
Instructions
- In a blender, food processor or nut grinder, grind up your almonds until they resemble a fine meal.
- Place a mesh sieve over a bowl and sieve the almond meal. Return any course meal to the blender for further grinding.
- Store the almond meal in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.
I have some almond meal that I have no idea what to do wtih, any suggestions? It is probably 3 – 400 grams.
Hi, there’s a recipe under ‘baking’ in the food and grocery section for apple and almond muffins. Next week’s recipe is for almond meal pikelets – yum!. Also nice in pancakes.
You can substitute almond meal for part flour in baking dishes. If you’re substituting with plain flour, it’s a straight swap. If you’re substituting with self-raising flour, then you may need to add some extra baking powder to get the same ‘rise’. Almond meal has a different texture to flour too, the the final result will be a little different, but I find it’s usually more moist and fluffy.
I usually just experiment by taking a recipe and seeing what it will turn out like if I add a little almond meal. I share the successes here on the blog and keep the failures a late night munchies secret :).
Thankyou that is helpful!
This is great. I use almond meal in my brownie recipe and found it expensive . If its ok with you, I might link this to my wedsite so other ladies know the cheaper option.
You’re more than welcome!