Holly IN Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I have looked at several places for purchasing blanched almond flour. I have seen some of them at 5.99 a pound. Most are at 7.50 a pound. I also have heard some make their own. However the nuts are at the same poundage price as the flour....so is it really worth it for me to make my own or does it yeild more flour when I buy just the blanced nuts? Thanks! Holly (this is for gluten free and low carb cooking in my family....3 of us are low carb and other two are gf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I've ground my own almonds in the food processor and used it when it called for almond flour and everything came out just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly IN Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 I've ground my own almonds in the food processor and used it when it called for almond flour and everything came out just fine. Do you buy regular or blanched almonds? Healthyadvocate website said that she blanches the almonds herself... I have no idea what it means. I have also read that it is cheaper to go to a market to buy the almonds there instead of online due to shipping. (I agree with this!!) Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailmegan Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Trader Joe's sells almond meal at a reasonable price. I have had no problem using it in recipes that call for almond flour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly IN Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 I just did more research on blanching. Seems easy enough!! Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I've ground my own almonds in the food processor and used it when it called for almond flour and everything came out just fine. I've done this too (with unblanched almonds), but all the wonderful-looking recipes at Elena's Pantry claim to only work with commercial blanched almond flour, and not homemade. Which really makes me wonder what the difference is. Is it the blanching? Is commercial more finely ground than a food processor can easily get? Or are there additives to commercial almond flour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailmegan Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I've done this too (with unblanched almonds), but all the wonderful-looking recipes at Elena's Pantry claim to only work with commercial blanched almond flour, and not homemade. Which really makes me wonder what the difference is. Is it the blanching? Is commercial more finely ground than a food processor can easily get? Or are there additives to commercial almond flour? I've used a few of her recipes with the almond meal instead and I thought they turned out really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I've used a few of her recipes with the almond meal instead and I thought they turned out really well. That's good to know. I figured I'd try some of them with ground almonds next time we have almonds available for grinding, so it's nice to know that there's reason to believe I won't be wasting my time (and almonds), though I guess the probably worst that would happen was that I'd end up with something that was edible, but not exactly write shape or texture-wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Do you buy regular or blanched almonds? Healthyadvocate website said that she blanches the almonds herself... I have no idea what it means. I have also read that it is cheaper to go to a market to buy the almonds there instead of online due to shipping. (I agree with this!!) Holly I just use raw almonds. They make a lot of noise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailmegan Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I assume that the meal is a little denser and moister than the flour, so I think I had to bake things just a little bit longer or use a smidge less oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly IN Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 I've done this too (with unblanched almonds), but all the wonderful-looking recipes at Elena's Pantry claim to only work with commercial blanched almond flour, and not homemade. Which really makes me wonder what the difference is. Is it the blanching? Is commercial more finely ground than a food processor can easily get? Or are there additives to commercial almond flour? I didn't see this posted on her website. Healthy advocate said homemade works fine with all of Elana's pantry books. Elana's pantry is the reason why I am searching for almond flour. Found her blog a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 if you make homemade almond milk, it is easy to make the flour. instead of blanching the nuts - soak them overnight and the skin will come off just the same (but it's healthier this way). after you make the milk, save the pulp and dehydrate it. super easy!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I didn't see this posted on her website. Healthy advocate said homemade works fine with all of Elana's pantry books. Elana's pantry is the reason why I am searching for almond flour. Found her blog a few days ago. Ok, looking over it again, it doesn't say that homemade blanched almond flour won't work, just that unblanched almond meal won't, and it seem to be a consistency issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Well, I just paid $11 for a lb. so I am totally irked. I will be near Trader Joe's next week. Time to find my wallet. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Country Life natural foods has it much cheaper. $4.10 a pound, 5 pound bag, cheaper if you buy 25 pounds for the blanched. Fine ground is cheaper. I belong to a coop that orders from them several times a year, but anyone can order from them. They have a small s/h fee for small orders, plus you do pay shipping. I guess you have to do that math there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Perhaps a difference in whether it's organic, or not? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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