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To Blanch Almonds

A method for removing almond skins by briefly boiling and cooling the nuts.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Blanch Almonds

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Shell the almonds.

  2. Pour boiling water over the almonds and let them stand for 1 minute.

  3. Transfer the almonds to cold water.

  4. Rub the almonds between your hands to remove the dark skin.

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
The nuts are the product; blanching loosens their skins so they can be removed.
Boiling water
Heat loosens the dark skin so it can be rubbed off easily.
Cold water
Cold water stops the heat so the almonds cool without continuing to cook.

The step that matters

Pour boiling water over the almonds and let them stand for 1 minute.. The brief soak loosens the skins. Too short and the skins will not slip off; too long and the almond flesh can soften.

“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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