{"id":690,"date":"2015-01-27T04:57:36","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T04:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?p=690"},"modified":"2016-12-23T04:39:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T04:39:22","slug":"blanched-slivered-and-sliced-almonds-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?p=690","title":{"rendered":"Blanched, slivered and sliced almonds (At home)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We normally buy whole almonds, but use the sliced and slivered variety so seldom that I never keep them on hand. \u00a0I was making our favorite <a title=\"Oriental Chicken Salad\" href=\"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?p=681\">oriental chicken salad<\/a>\u00a0and instead of just crumbling almonds in the food processor like I sometimes\u00a0do or making a run into town for a little baggie of slivered or sliced almonds I decided I would just do it myself. \u00a0If you were curious about the process, this is what you do.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-690 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=691'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1130-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=692'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1131-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=693'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1133-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=695'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1136-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Before you can slice or sliver, you need to\u00a0<strong>blanch. \u00a0<\/strong>This is the process of removing the skins. Bring water to a rapid boil, and pour your almonds in. \u00a0Let them boil for one minute. \u00a0Then quickly drain the almonds and place them in ice cold water to stop the cooking process. \u00a0By now the skins will be wrinkled and pull away from the almond easily.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-690 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=694'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1135-e1422334222474-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=696'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1137-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>When the almonds are cool &#8211; it should only take a few minutes in ice water &#8211; begin skinning them. \u00a0You can rub them vigorously in your hands and some will pop loose, but the most effective way to do this is to gather your kids and after having them wash their hands, have them squeeze the almond out of its skin. \u00a0Have them aim the almonds, pointy end first, into a clean kitchen towel. \u00a0Squeeze the almond out of the skin from the rear. Some almonds will come shooting out fast! \u00a0You could also rub the almonds between two towels and the skins will rub off nicely.<\/p>\n<p>Once your almonds are naked, let them out to dry if necessary. \u00a0Too wet, and you may find yourself having trouble with the knife slipping. \u00a0Before trying to sliver or slice, you may want to nuke them in the microwave for about 30 seconds to warm them up. \u00a0Warm almonds slice easier than cold ones do. \u00a0And if you are curious, I tried slicing almonds in my food processor, but the slicing blades I have are not nearly thin enough for sliced almonds. \u00a0You will have to slice each almond one by one as thin as you can get them with a thin, sharp knife. \u00a0Or sliver them, however you prefer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1143.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-697\" src=\"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1143-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1143\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1143-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1143-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1143-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1143-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We normally buy whole almonds, but use the sliced and slivered variety so seldom that I never keep them on hand. 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