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For Blanching Almonds

This recipe shows how to blanch almonds by soaking them in cold water overnight.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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For Blanching Almonds

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Soak the almonds in cold fresh water overnight or for 7 to 8 hours.

  2. Remove the covering from the almonds; they will be crisp and ready to eat.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Almonds
Main ingredient; soaking softens the skins so they slip off easily.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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