Almond Milk
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United States
Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
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Ingredients 2 ingredients
- 6 bitter almonds
- 1 quart of water Blanch
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Tree nuts
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Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
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- 4 ounces of sweet almonds Orange-flower water 6 bitter almonds 1 quart of water Blanch the almonds, and grind them in a nut mill.
- Pound them in a mortar a little at a time, adding occasionally a drop of orange-flower water, to prevent oiling.
- When they are well pounded, return them to the mortar, and pour the cold water over them, mixing well.
- Place a cloth over the mortar, put a plate over that, and let them stand four hours.
- ■Strain and bottle for use.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Mortar and pestle
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Sieve