When the Spaniards brought almond trees to California in the 18th century, they did not even imagine what kind of gift they would make to the inhabitants of these lands. 80% of the total almond harvest today is harvested there. Culinary experts all over the world use almonds in baking, decorating cakes and pastries, breading meat and fish, it is indispensable in the production of some liqueurs. There are many recipes in which this nut is consumed directly, in a thin wrinkled skin, but for marzipan mass or almond shingles, the nucleoli will have to be peeled.
It is necessary
- - almonds,
- - boiling water,
- - towel,
- - knife
Instructions
Step 1
You can peel off almond kernels just like that, using a knife. This method is good if you have very little time, and you need even less almonds - a couple of nuts. Just scrape off the shell with a sharp point, but keep in mind that you also peel off a large amount of the nut itself - delicious, valuable, nutritious.
Step 2
In order to exfoliate the skin without loss, you just need to blanch the nuts. That is, boil a pot of water, prepare a bowl of ice and cold water and a colander. Dip nuts in boiling water. Leave them there for 3-4 minutes. Drain the water through a colander and place the almonds in a bowl of ice. It also takes a few minutes for the nuts to cool. Now you need to drain the water again and start cleaning.
Step 3
For some cooks, peeling blanched almonds is very simple - they just press the nut with thumb and forefinger on the nut and it flies out of its skin like a bullet. If you doze the effort correctly, then the peeled almonds will fly no further than you need, but if you do not calculate, then you can then look for it throughout the kitchen.
Step 4
Those who are not intimidated by the prospect of washing clean almonds with cotton towels. They put blanched nuts on one half of the sheet, cover with the other, and tinder. The effectiveness of this procedure is not very high, about half of the nucleoli are cleaned in this way, and the tissue becomes covered with brown spots.
Step 5
The most effective way for non-professionals is to peel almonds like a tangerine or orange. Simply pry on the peel with your fingernail and peel it off.
Step 6
Some sources advise not to blanch the almonds before peeling, but to leave the nuts in water overnight. What's wrong with this method? The fact that after you have peeled the almonds and before you start making almond flour or marzipan mass from it, you will need to dry it. The walnut soaked in water dries for a very long time. It will take you a few minutes to dry the blanched almonds in the oven. Do not forget that the temperature should not exceed 50-60 degrees Celsius so that the nuts do not burn.
