*Special thanks to Blendtec for generously providing the Blendtec Designer 625 Blender
and Blendtec Twister Jar for this series to review, however all opinions as usual are my own.
I have been experimenting with different types of flours over the last year or two in my quest to get away from all-purpose flour. Last year was my first real experience with almond flour when I made my Grain Free Blueberry Cookies. They turned out awesome! Coming from not having any idea that life existed outside of white and wheat flour, it’s been so neat to find alternatives for various diets.
Making your own almond flour is super simple and only requires just a teensy bit of patience. If you blend to long you’ll end up with almond butter {which wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing, just not what you are looking for}. With short bursts of blending, in no time you’ll have yourself fresh almond flour to use in your favorite recipe. With the help of my Blendtec Designer 625 Blender I was able to whip out a batch of flour in no time at all.
Items used in this post:
Mesh Strainer
Pyrex Storage Round Dish with Cover
Prepworks from Progressive Stainless Steel Magnetic Measuring Spoons
Pyrex Measuring Cup
How To Make Almond Flour
Ingredients
- 1 c. almonds
Instructions
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Using your Blendtec or high speed blender, pulse almonds. Sift between pulses into a bowl. Do not pulse for long periods at a time, otherwise you will end up with almond butter.
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Tasha
Are you able to make this using almonds left over from making almond milk? (After drying if course).
Yvonne
Hi Tasha, that’s a great question. I haven’t personally tried making almond flour from the left over pulp from making almond milk, but I do believe it’s possible. My understanding is that you’ll want to spread the pulp out on a baking tray and dry it out in the oven at about 200 degrees F for ~1.5 hours (stirring it every 30 minutes or so). Once it’s dry, you’ll want to put it into a coffee grinder or a blender to turn it into a fine flour. I hope that helps and let me know how it turns out if you decide to give it a try!
So far, I have only made oat flour in my Blendtec. It is time I venture out and try more!
Yvonne
Love it! I loved the oat and whole wheat, next up coconut flour (although, I have yet to master cooking with it.. tricky bugger!)