I've got some almond pulp leftover from making almond milk and I was thinking of using it to make cookies. Could I go half and half with it and flour, or would I need more flour? Does anyone have any experience using almond pulp in baking or know how it reacts? Thanks all!
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Re: almond cookies using almond pulp
Sun, December 16, 2007 - 3:26 PMI don t know if it is the same bit I have used canned almondpaste, it gives a firm cake yet light at the same time without crumbing.
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Re: almond cookies using almond pulp
Tue, December 18, 2007 - 6:52 PMMy experience of using almond pulp from milk is that it tends to make things dry. It is just leftover fiber after all.
I have made some ass kicking veggie burgers with almond pulp as one of the ingredients.
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Re: almond cookies using almond pulp
Wed, December 19, 2007 - 6:54 AMI hazard the guess that the pulp would act like flour, and you would need to substitue the pulp for up to half of the flour in whatever recipe you're making. Definitely don't add more flour.
Since I'm paranoid, I would start out substituting only 1/4 of the flour in a recipe, or making one that calls specifically for almond flour (like Rehrucken or something), and then going from there.
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Re: almond cookies using almond pulp
Sat, January 12, 2008 - 2:58 PMI ended up using the "Almond Crescents" recipe from Joy of Cooking with only a couple of changes. Here's the recipe:
Cream together:
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter
Add and mix well:
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1 cup almond pulp
Add, mixing with hands:
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Chill for a couple of hours, then roll out and cut (I just used a small glass to make circles). Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees. I got almost six dozen 1 inch cookies. They are quite tasty! There is a photo here on my flickr: flickr.com/photos/54635...0/2131680064/
Although I really like the idea of making cookies out of the almond pulp with little or no flour...I'll try that next time.
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Re: almond cookies using almond pulp
Sat, January 12, 2008 - 2:07 AMwhip egg whites with sugar to stiff peaks, fold in almonds, almond flavoring (as much of it went into your milk), vanilla, dash of salt and only a bit of flour- if any. scoop out or use a madeleine cookie form and bake. they will come out like light macaroons. or meringues.
or you could grind it down to super fine and add it to any thing- cookies, cereal, salad dressing. but definitely use it! good proteins and fiber and ... yum -
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Re: almond cookies using almond pulp
Sat, January 12, 2008 - 2:57 PMmmm almond macaroons, great idea!
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