blanched almonds
Pale, peeled nuts
Blanched almonds are almonds with their brown skins removed, leaving the pale ivory nut beneath.
The process involves briefly boiling the nuts, then slipping off the loosened skins.
Recipes call for blanched almonds when appearance matters or when skins would affect texture: marzipan requires blanched almonds ground to a paste.
- frangipaneSweet almond pastry filling
- marzipanSweetened ground nut confection
- blanchingBriefly boiling then cooling
- skinBody's outer layer
- peelOuter fruit layer
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