Almond flour recipes
October 10, 2020 8:48 AM Subscribe
I'm looking for ways to optimize the nutty goodness that comes from almond flour, but aren't necessarily tailored to other dietary concerns.
I fell in love with almond flour last year, using it in a frangiapane-topped apricot bar recipe. In one version of making this, I ran out of regular flour (pandemic) and discovered that almond flour made the cookie base even better! I would like more of this, please.
In my googling, it seems like there's a lot of overlap in recipes between almond flour, and avoiding other things like gluten or dairy or fat or sugar. I have no need to avoid those things, so I'm looking for: 1) recipes that maximize the almond yumm, and 2) your experience for what works well and what doesn't.
It seems like brownies with almond flour should work well? but I'm not convinced that pancakes will be worth using the flour in. I see a recipe for coating chicken in it, and ... hmm.
I fell in love with almond flour last year, using it in a frangiapane-topped apricot bar recipe. In one version of making this, I ran out of regular flour (pandemic) and discovered that almond flour made the cookie base even better! I would like more of this, please.
In my googling, it seems like there's a lot of overlap in recipes between almond flour, and avoiding other things like gluten or dairy or fat or sugar. I have no need to avoid those things, so I'm looking for: 1) recipes that maximize the almond yumm, and 2) your experience for what works well and what doesn't.
It seems like brownies with almond flour should work well? but I'm not convinced that pancakes will be worth using the flour in. I see a recipe for coating chicken in it, and ... hmm.
Here, almond flour is associated with marzipan, mostly. All these recipes are dessert pastries and very very sweet.
Two recipes for Christmas:
Mazapán de Toledo
Pan de Cádiz
And two for All Saints' Day:
Panellets
Huesos de Santo
posted by sukeban at 9:04 AM on October 10, 2020
Two recipes for Christmas:
Mazapán de Toledo
Pan de Cádiz
And two for All Saints' Day:
Panellets
Huesos de Santo
posted by sukeban at 9:04 AM on October 10, 2020
https://ohsheglows.com/2012/12/05/crispy-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies-vegan-gluten-free/
The recipe title says peanut butter but I make these with almond butter every time and they're probably my favorite cookies.
posted by GuyZero at 9:10 AM on October 10, 2020
The recipe title says peanut butter but I make these with almond butter every time and they're probably my favorite cookies.
posted by GuyZero at 9:10 AM on October 10, 2020
Bakewell tart. For other recipes, search for 'ground almonds', which is the UK name for almond flour.
posted by essexjan at 9:15 AM on October 10, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by essexjan at 9:15 AM on October 10, 2020 [3 favorites]
These Amaretti Morbidi cookies are one of my favourite.
Torta Caprese is a very dense chocolate cake that uses no wheat flour, and is just top notch! This is probably a better option than just trying to sub almond flour into a brownie recipe - this cake is great, it's always a hit when I take it anywhere!
I like these Keto cheddar bay biscuits and sometimes make them even when we're eating normally.
posted by euphoria066 at 9:21 AM on October 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
Torta Caprese is a very dense chocolate cake that uses no wheat flour, and is just top notch! This is probably a better option than just trying to sub almond flour into a brownie recipe - this cake is great, it's always a hit when I take it anywhere!
I like these Keto cheddar bay biscuits and sometimes make them even when we're eating normally.
posted by euphoria066 at 9:21 AM on October 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
I used to make a breaded chicken recipe with ground almonds as the breading, and it tasted amazing but didn’t stick super well. If I were messing around with it again I’d probably do flour or cornstarch, then egg, then ground almonds/almond flour.
posted by LizardBreath at 9:31 AM on October 10, 2020
posted by LizardBreath at 9:31 AM on October 10, 2020
Essentially the same one as the Nigella one above, I have done the whole orange almond cake from Claudia Rosen via NYT. I serve it with the citrus cream from this recipe.
posted by vunder at 10:15 AM on October 10, 2020 [4 favorites]
posted by vunder at 10:15 AM on October 10, 2020 [4 favorites]
Another vote for the whole orange almond cake and I can vouch for almond flour breaded chicken being delicious.
posted by entropyiswinning at 10:27 AM on October 10, 2020
posted by entropyiswinning at 10:27 AM on October 10, 2020
Almond flour works well in Madhur Jaffrey's Royal Lamb, which is delightful. (You can make it with beef or with boneless chicken thighs.)
We also mix almond flour with panko and brown it on the stovetop before using it to bread cod fillets (first coated with flour and then with egg). We bake the breaded fish and serve it with a butter-wine-cream sauce.
posted by chromium at 11:48 AM on October 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
We also mix almond flour with panko and brown it on the stovetop before using it to bread cod fillets (first coated with flour and then with egg). We bake the breaded fish and serve it with a butter-wine-cream sauce.
posted by chromium at 11:48 AM on October 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
I've used it in place of the flour in apple crisp topping with rave reviews.
6 cups peeled sliced apples
juice of 1/2 lemon
Topping - mix together
3/4 cup almond flour and all-purpose flour
3/4 cup rolled oats (not Instant)
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, vegan butter, or oil
375 oven, @ 35 minutes, should be very bubbly
I have friends who replace a fair bit of the flour in brownies with almond meal, the brownies are amazing, but I don't have the recipe.
posted by theora55 at 12:12 PM on October 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
6 cups peeled sliced apples
juice of 1/2 lemon
Topping - mix together
3/4 cup almond flour and all-purpose flour
3/4 cup rolled oats (not Instant)
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, vegan butter, or oil
375 oven, @ 35 minutes, should be very bubbly
I have friends who replace a fair bit of the flour in brownies with almond meal, the brownies are amazing, but I don't have the recipe.
posted by theora55 at 12:12 PM on October 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
just made this last week, and it turned out delicious:
https://thecafesucrefarine.com/easy-french-apple-tart/
posted by alchemist at 3:43 AM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
https://thecafesucrefarine.com/easy-french-apple-tart/
posted by alchemist at 3:43 AM on October 11, 2020 [1 favorite]
In an early pandemic fit of baking everything, I tried the whole orange almond cake that's linked above... and I did not like it. The marmalade-y bitterness dominated and I couldn't taste anything else. If you're a superfan of marmalade, go for it! But it's definitely going to overpower the almond nuttiness you're looking for.
On the other hand, I tried a recipe from the dietary restriction pile around the same time that was so successfull that I'm still making them (they're literally in the oven right now). Minimalist Baker's gluten free biscuits. These are so simple--both in process and presentation--that they really let you highlight the flavor or the ingredients in a way that you can't do with regular flour biscuits. Protip: lightly toast some or all of the almond flour first and get all the nuttiness your heart and palate desire.
posted by late afternoon dreaming hotel at 10:02 AM on October 11, 2020
On the other hand, I tried a recipe from the dietary restriction pile around the same time that was so successfull that I'm still making them (they're literally in the oven right now). Minimalist Baker's gluten free biscuits. These are so simple--both in process and presentation--that they really let you highlight the flavor or the ingredients in a way that you can't do with regular flour biscuits. Protip: lightly toast some or all of the almond flour first and get all the nuttiness your heart and palate desire.
posted by late afternoon dreaming hotel at 10:02 AM on October 11, 2020
Pear, Pistachio and Rose Cake
Cocoa-Almond Uglies
Almond Baklava
Heartbeet Chocolate Cake
Ricciarelli – Tuscan almond cookies
Espresso Waffles with Mocha Drizzle
Miso Fudge Brownies
posted by zsh2v1 at 9:20 AM on October 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
Cocoa-Almond Uglies
Almond Baklava
Heartbeet Chocolate Cake
Ricciarelli – Tuscan almond cookies
Espresso Waffles with Mocha Drizzle
Miso Fudge Brownies
posted by zsh2v1 at 9:20 AM on October 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
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