Making almond flour at home is easier with this simple step-by-step guide. Homemade flour is so much cheaper and fresher than your store bought flour.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 5 minutes
- Total time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 2 · 2 cups
- Category: How to
- Cuisine: world
Ingredients
- 1½ cups almonds
- 8 cups water
Method
How to Make Almond Flour
- In a large and wide pan, bring water to a rapid boil. Switch off the heat.
- Immediately add almonds to the pan, Spread evenly. Do not crowd them.
- Let them rest for a min or two. Drain them in a colander. Rinse under running water.
- Drain them to a colander and transfer to a clean kitchen cloth.
- Spread them. The skin will loosen on its own. You can just remove the skin easily. Peel them or (You can hold each almond in between your thumb and forefinger and squeeze it off inside the napkin to prevent it popping elsewhere in the kitchen.)
- Transfer these to a wide pan, and lightly roast them on a low heat until they look moist free. Keep tossing them to prevent discoloring. Cool them.
- Add them to a grinder and pulse them in intervals of 30 o 40 seconds. Do not run the grinder too long else the almonds may begin to release oil. If you want you may sieve this.
- Transfer almond flour to a air tight glass jar and store it in a dry cabinet or in the refrigerator. You can also freeze this for 3 months.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.