To Blanch Almonds, or Other Kernels
Ingredients
Directions
Place the almonds in a bowl.
Pour scalding hot water over the almonds.
Let them soak for 1 minute.
Rub the almonds between a clean cloth to remove the brown skins.
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
- Their brown skins are removed by blanching, leaving paler nuts for use in the dish.
The step that matters
Rubbing off the skins. Soaking only loosens the skins; they must be rubbed off while the almonds are still warm and damp, because dry skins cling and tear the nuts.
“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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