Peeling almonds is something not everyone knows how to do and even fewer bother to do it. The strange thing is that it is so easy and the money you can save for the sake of a little time is remarkable. The skin of an almond is more like a thin membrane, and once you get it loosened, the perfectly clean almond just pops out so easily it seems ludicrous to pay a premium for peeled almond again. It's so easy in fact there's a good chance you will have a few jumping right out of their skins and across the counter.
Method:
- get a pot of water up to a boil
- drop in the unpeeled almonds and let the water come back up to a simmer
- after a minute or two, strain the water off and drop the almonds into cold water
- once they are cool, grab each almond and gently squeeze one end almost like taking the tail off a prawn
- the clean almond will just pop out the other side
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