Almond Meal

I love using almond meals in my friands, tarts, and cakes. I often use them in replacement of flour as it has such a beautiful taste, gluten-free and is easier on the stomach. 
Prior to owning the thermomix, I used to buy almond meal from the supermarkets. The last time I bought a packet, it cost me $8ish o.0!! That is OUTRAGEOUS... considering how easy and cheap it is to make it. You only need water and almonds plus 5 mins grinding time.
Never will I be buying almond meal again...

Ingredients

• Almonds (see below for variations)
• Water* (optional)

Method

1. Blanch almonds in water* (optional) and depending on your recipe, you can remove the skins - this gives it a finer texture (eg. when making macarons).
2. Throw them into the thermomix and grind 10 sec/sp10 or until fine - depending on amount of almonds used

Yep. It's that simple!

*I have on many occasions  just thrown in the almonds and grinded them without blanching them first - they still turn out fantastic :)

For Variations - You can also replace almonds with hazelnuts or pistachios!