For almond flour, use
blanched almond flour because unblanched almonds can add an unpleasant aftertaste to baked foods.
I made some of my own
blanched almond flour because I read that you don't like Red mill kind and that is all we have.
Not exact matches
I used my flourless brownies from THIS post, but I changed it
because I ran out of
blanched almond flour.
- Used
almond meal from Trader Joe's instead of
blanched almond flour (added some
flour at the end when I was mixing it all together
because it was a little wetter than I thought it should be)- Used mostly agave with about 1/8 C of maple syrup instead of yacon - Used 1 tsp powdered ground ginger / 1 tsp real grated ginger - Used a little less than 1/2 C grapeseed oil (didn't measure — just read some of the above comments and didn't want to use too much oil
Elana's use of
blanched almond flour (not to be confused with
almond meal, delicious but coarser) intrigues me
because Elana uses it as a stand - alone GF
flour, instead of
flour mixes I often find in GF recipes, which require buying several different
flours.
Similarly,
blanched almond flour doesn't need to be soaked
because the skins are removed.
The best part: it beats any store bought snack or protein bar
because this recipe uses protein rich
blanched almond flour and eggs.
I thought
blanched almond flour removes the phytic acid,
because of the process it goes through?
Many people prefer baking with
blanched almond flour like ours
because the absence of skins creates a soft, light - colored
flour.