Almonds are called the seeds of the same plant, widely used in cooking. They are not only added to baked goods and various desserts, but also used in their pure form, after preliminary heat treatment. Today's publication will explain how to fry almonds at home.
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Since we have predominantly unprocessed almonds on sale, they must undergo preliminary preparation. To get rid of a dense, difficult to remove film, the cores are briefly filled with boiling water, washed under a tap and re-immersed in hot water. In about ten minutes, they will be easily cleaned of softened skin. Almonds peeled in this way must be dried on paper towels and only then subjected to heat treatment.
You can fry the kernels in several different ways. The simplest of them is warming in a dry pan. Almonds are poured into it and browned over low heat, not forgetting to stir. Otherwise, the nuclei will burn and become unpleasant bitterness. The product thus prepared has a pleasant creamy beige hue and a light natural aroma. Almonds can also be fried in warm olive oil. In this case, it is usually supplemented with fragrant spices and spices.
Those who have a good oven can recommend using it. The kernels are scattered on a baking sheet, and then fried at 250 ° C, sprinkled with sweet powder or poured with liquid honey and served as a dessert. To reduce the duration of the heat treatment, the peeled kernels can be crushed into crumbs or cut into thin petals.
With turmeric and caraway seeds
This fragrant salted almond will surely appeal to lovers of spicy snacks. It will be a great addition to a glass of cold beer. To prepare such a snack, you will need:
- 250 g of almonds.
- ½ tsp. sea salt and turmeric.
- ½ tbsp l olive oil.
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper.
- Caraway and coriander.
Before frying the almonds, heat olive oil in a pan. Then all spices are poured into it, including caraway seeds and coriander powder. All this is supplemented with almonds and roasted over moderate heat for about five minutes. It is important to periodically stir the contents of the pan so that it does not burn out. As soon as the almonds begin to exude a spicy aroma, it is removed from the burner and cooled.
With sugar and cinnamon
Those who don’t know how to fry the almonds so that it is not a salty snack, but a sweet dessert, will probably use the recipe described below. To play it you need:
- 100 g of regular sugar.
- 300 g of almonds.
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon.
- 2 tbsp. l clean drinking water.
- ½ tsp shallow salt.
Before toasting almonds, you need to do syrup. To do this, pour water into the pan and add it with sugar, cinnamon and salt. Three minutes later, pour the almonds into the resulting syrup and wait for the caramelization of sweet sand. The finished treat is transferred to parchment and left to cool completely.
With salt
This savory snack will be a valuable find for those who like to spend time in the company of friends with a glass of light alcohol. To prepare it you will need:
- 300 g of almonds.
- 2 tbsp. l crystalline salt.
- ½ cup olive oil.
- Water.
Before toasting almonds, it must be prepared. To do this, it is poured with boiling water and briefly left aside. After three minutes, it is cleaned of the shell and dried on paper towels. Treated in this way, the nucleoli are poured into hot oil and fried, stirring constantly. As soon as they get a golden hue, they are thrown into a colander, and then placed in a bowl and sprinkled with fine salt.
With honey
This recipe differs from those discussed above in that the product is first simmered in a pan, and then dried in the oven. How to fry almonds with honey, we will tell a little later, but for now we’ll figure out what is needed for this. You will need:
- 1 tbsp. l regular sugar.
- 1/3 cup of natural flower honey.
- 1 tsp shallow salt.
- 3 cups almonds.
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper.
Melt the honey in a dry, heated skillet. As soon as it becomes liquid, it is supplemented with almonds and cayenne pepper, all this is slightly browned, and then laid out on a baking sheet and dried in the oven. After about ten minutes, the almonds are cooled and sprinkled with a mixture of sugar and salt.
With cocoa
This lean delicacy has a moderately sweet taste and a light chocolate flavor. To prepare it, you will need:
- 250 g of almonds.
- 250 g regular sugar.
- 1 tsp cocoa powder.
- 1 tbsp. l clean drinking water.
Any novice housewife must learn to properly fry almonds. This is easy enough to do. You just need to send cocoa, sugar, water and, of course, almonds to the hot pan. All this is cooked over low heat, without being lazy to stir occasionally. As soon as the almonds catch a sweet crust, they remove it from the stove and cool it by spreading it on parchment.
With brown sugar
The recipe for this aromatic sweetness is sure to come in handy for those who have a microwave. How to fry the almonds using this appliance, you will learn a little later, and now find out what components you need this time. At your fingertips you must have:
- 200 g unpeeled almonds.
- 4 tbsp. l brown sugar.
- 2.5 tbsp. l ordinary drinking water.
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon.
In a special heat-resistant container, water and sugar are combined. All this is supplemented with cinnamon and for sixty seconds placed in a microwave oven operating at a power of 600 watts. Pour almonds into the mixture and shake it well. All this is returned to the microwave for a couple of minutes, and then mixed, distributed on a sheet of parchment paper and completely cooled.