Just Almond Meal

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole unblanched almond
• 1/16 teaspoon water (*do not* add the water to the almonds!)

Recipe

• 1 place half of the whole, unblanched almonds in a clean electric coffee bean grinder.
• 2 place the lid on the coffee bean grinder and pulse several times until a medium-fine textured meal forms. don't over-grind or you will make almond butter!
• 3 put ground almond meal in a clean flour sifter. sift almond meal. place any large particles of almonds back in coffee bean grinder and pulse again. sift remaining almond meal.
• 4 repeat with the other half.
• 5 tips: it is important to refrigerate (or wrap, label-including the date and freeze) any unused almond meal because it can become rancid after being ground and exposed to oxygen and light.
• 6 store-bought almond meal is frequently made with blanched almonds- almonds that have had the skins removed. to maintain the valuable nutrition, use almonds with their skins on because the skin contains healthy antioxidants.
• 7 use any nut to make fresh, delicious nut meals using this simple technique.