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Finely Chopped Almonds

Finely chopped roasted almonds are ideal for coating English Toffee. They are also used in many gluten-free pastry and cookie recipes.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword almonds, baking, candy, chopped almonds, dry roasted, gluten-free, ground almonds, oven, shelled
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 cups
Calories 545 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Roasted almonds

Instructions

  1. Place 2 cups of shelled almonds in a blender. Roasted almonds are preferred.

  2. Whirl the almonds in the blender at a medium speed for about 10 seconds. Stop. Scrape the sides of the blender to get the almonds down near the blades. Blend again for about 10 seconds. Repeat this process 2 or 3 times so that most of the almonds have been finely chopped.

  3. Place a colander over a large bowl. Dump the contents of the blender into the colander.

  4. Stir the chopped almonds with a large spoon so that the finely ground almonds pass through the colander and end up in the bowl. The larger pieces will remain in the colander.

  5. Return the large pieces to the blender.

  6.  Repeat the grinding process.

  7.  Sift these ground almond through the colander as before.

  8. When finished you should have about 1⅓ cups finely chopped almonds and ⅔ cup of the more coarsely chopped almonds that were left behind in the colander.

  9. The coarsely chopped almonds tend to have more oil which causes them to stick together. The finely chopped onions are lighter, fluffier, and are less likely to stick together. This makes them ideal for the coating on English toffee.

  10. Please note that while the Nutrition Facts listed below are for 1 cup, this recipe makes 1 1/3 cups finely chopped almonds and 2/3 cup coarsely chopped almonds.