almond flour 500g, organic

TerraSana almond flour: a nutritious, gluten-free flour for baking

Almonds quickly remind us of marzipan or almond paste. But nowadays, almond flour is very popular in the kitchen as a substitute for wheat flour. It contains less carbohydrates than wheat flour, more vitamins and minerals and it is gluten-free! Almond flour is easily digested, gives a delicious soft and creamy taste to cakes and pastries and does not dry out quickly.

Furthermore, almonds contain a good composition of fatty acids - both saturated and unsaturated. It is important to regularly get healthy fats. And eating almonds would help to lower cholesterol levels.

Almond flour made from ground almonds

Amandelmeel wordt gemaakt door amandelen te blancheren en vervolgens te malen. Door het blancheren of kort koken in water, komen de velletjes of bruine vliesjes van de amandelen makkelijker los. Nadien worden de witte amandelen vermalen tot meel.
Je eet dus eigenlijk de volledige amandel op. Bovendien gaan op deze manier geen gezonde voedingsstoffen verloren.

Almond flour is made by blanching almonds and then grinding. By blanching or short cooking in water, the sheets or brown membranes of the almonds are easier to release. Afterwards the white almonds are ground into flour.
You actually eat the entire almond. Moreover, healthy nutrients are not lost in this way.

Almond flour: gluten-free alternative for baking

Almond flour is naturally gluten-free. It is therefore a popular alternative to wheat flour for people who are sensitive to gluten and yet want to bake a cake. It also fits perfectly in a paleo diet.

How do you use almond flour when baking and cooking?

Almond flour is easy to use. In most baking recipes, you can simply replace wheat flour with almond flour. (ratio 1: 1)

Bij het bakken is het wel belangrijk in te spelen op de wat andere structuur. Amandelmeel is rijk aan olie en dat betekent dat als je deeg maakt, dat wat vochtiger wordt. Dat zorgt ervoor dat je baksels wat smeuïger worden en een voordeel is dat ze dan ook niet snel uitdrogen. Je kunt dit opvangen door iets meer meel en minder vocht te gebruiken.

When baking, it is important to respond to the somewhat different structure. Almond flour is rich in oil and that means that if you make dough, it will get a bit more moist. That makes your baking a bit smoother and an advantage is that they do not dry out quickly. You can counter this by using a little more flour and less moisture.

If you use almond flour to bake cakes, they can also be slightly firmer and flatter because almond flour is gluten-free. Gluten ensures that your dough stretches and more air comes in. Do you still want light pastry? Combine the almond flour with another flour, such as buckwheat, oatmeal or rice flour. That also gives very good results.

You can use almond flour for many different recipes, from bread and biscuits to cakes and cakes. But also use it to make pancakes or instead of bread crumbs to breave meat or vegetables.

What is almond powder?

Er bestaat ook amandelpoeder. Amandelpoeder is poeder van amandelen waar de olie uit geperst is. Daarom is amandelpoeder heel wat minder smaakvol en droger dan amandelmeel. De gezonde bestanddelen zijn door het verwijderen van de olie ook haast allemaal verdwenen.
De benamingen amandelpoeder en amandelmeel worden door fabrikanten wel eens door elkaar gebruikt. 

There is also almond powder, powder of almonds from which the oil is pressed. That is why almond powder is much less tasty and drier than almond flour. The healthy ingredients have almost all disappeared by removing the oil.
The names almond powder and almond flour are sometimes used interchangeably by manufacturers.