...Blanching Almonds...

...I needed some blanched almonds for a recipe...1 1/2 cups...so I didn't want to buy the little bags of them at the grocery store... ...as I already had bags of raw organic almonds in the freezer...but they have the skins still on...

...so I poured them in a bowl... ...and covered them with water... ...and left them soaking overnight... ...then I boiled some more water...and dumped the soaked almonds in... ...and boiled them for a few minutes...until they started to float up to the top... ...transferred them to a bowl of cold water... ...and then was amazed that the skins slipped right off... ...with just a little pinch on the fat end...the perfect white little nut pops right out of its skin... ...it really only took a few minutes to 'skin' the whole bag... ...and I had right at 4 cups of perfectly blanched almonds...enough for my recipe and enough to put into the freezer to have on hand for later...

...of course tomorrow I'll show you the recipe...

~Have a lovely day!