Peeling almonds

[Chestnut]

I know, life�s too short, but I was trying a new recipe which breezily said �step 2, rinse the almonds and peel the skins off�. It sounded like it should be quick and easy, and I fear I may have been misled

It took me 4 hours and a few new cracks in my fingertips...

Do any of you fellow grapes have �the knack�, and equally important are you willing to share?

[roitelet]

Blanch them in boiling water and the skins come off easily.

[mothhawk]

Roitelet's right. Next time buy ready blanched almonds, there's not much difference in the price for the 100g packs.

[greenishfing]

If you give them a quick blanch they just pop out of their skins. I needed ground almonds late one night (in mid-recipe) and actually skinned and ground some.
But totally agree buy them ready prepared.

[chillithyme]

You can soak them overnight, cover with warm water, leave aside, the skins should come off easily

[Chestnut]

Thank you all ;-)
The instructions said to soak overnight in cold water which I had done , probably about 16hrs in total. Will try hot water next time, if I don’t manage to find somewhere round us that sells the peeled ones!

[greenishfing]

Thank you all ;-)
The instructions said to soak overnight in cold water which I had done , probably about 16hrs in total. Will try hot water next time, if I don’t manage to find somewhere round us that sells the peeled ones!

I probably blanched mine for a out a minute. I took one out of the water and tried it. The skin had gone really loose which is why it just popped out.