| Baking question 10:58 - Jan 31 with 2401 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
Is "Almond flour" just basically ground almonds?
Anyone can reply*
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| Baking question on 11:06 - Jan 31 with 1927 views | J2BLUE |
Yes and it's awful. A favourite of the low carb diet movement for making things like 'bread'. |  |
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| Baking question on 11:14 - Jan 31 with 1920 views | Keno |
Why cant blueas reply?
There are occasions I find him to be a very sensible and informative poster |  |
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| Baking question on 11:17 - Jan 31 with 1886 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Baking question on 11:14 - Jan 31 by Keno |
Why cant blueas reply?
There are occasions I find him to be a very sensible and informative poster |
NURSE! Keno needs the meds again! | |
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| Baking question on 11:21 - Jan 31 with 1867 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Baking question on 11:06 - Jan 31 by J2BLUE |
Yes and it's awful. A favourite of the low carb diet movement for making things like 'bread'. |
I'm cutting down on sugar actually, and looking to make some orange and pistachio cupcakes and some almond pancakes with cherries. One recipe says 100g ground almonds, the other says 100g of almond flour. Which is a bit odd if they're the same thing. | |
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| Baking question on 11:21 - Jan 31 with 1869 views | NthQldITFC |
| Baking question on 11:14 - Jan 31 by Keno |
Why cant blueas reply?
There are occasions I find him to be a very sensible and informative poster |
I know it's silly, but he has UEA in his username, and that always puts me off him!
(It's the location of said institution I'm referring to, not the flagrant and wasteful usage of consecutive vowels, of whch m prd t sy hv nly wstd n n my srnm.) |  |
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| Baking question on 11:24 - Jan 31 with 1849 views | Cotty |
| Baking question on 11:21 - Jan 31 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I'm cutting down on sugar actually, and looking to make some orange and pistachio cupcakes and some almond pancakes with cherries. One recipe says 100g ground almonds, the other says 100g of almond flour. Which is a bit odd if they're the same thing. |
Maybe a difference in the coarseness? Ground almonds are quite coarse. |  | | |
| Baking question on 11:25 - Jan 31 with 1834 views | Keno |
| Baking question on 11:24 - Jan 31 by Cotty |
Maybe a difference in the coarseness? Ground almonds are quite coarse. |
In fairness Cotts you'd probably start swearing and uttering rude words if someone started to grind you up | |
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| Baking question on 11:29 - Jan 31 with 1825 views | J2BLUE |
| Baking question on 11:21 - Jan 31 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I'm cutting down on sugar actually, and looking to make some orange and pistachio cupcakes and some almond pancakes with cherries. One recipe says 100g ground almonds, the other says 100g of almond flour. Which is a bit odd if they're the same thing. |
Sugar or carbs?
If it's sugar/refined carbs, then I would just use wholemeal flour or oat flour.
Almond flour is crap for baking IMO and obviously adds a lot of fat (albeit mostly healthy fat). I guess 100g isn't a massive amount though.
Or use potato flour and get one of your 5 a day?
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| Baking question on 11:31 - Jan 31 with 1824 views | blueasfook |
| Baking question on 11:21 - Jan 31 by NthQldITFC |
I know it's silly, but he has UEA in his username, and that always puts me off him!
(It's the location of said institution I'm referring to, not the flagrant and wasteful usage of consecutive vowels, of whch m prd t sy hv nly wstd n n my srnm.) |
I had never noticed that to be honest. I feel dirty.
PHILLLLL!!!! Change of username needed pronto! |  |
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| Baking question on 11:34 - Jan 31 with 1815 views | blueasfook |
"Making homemade almond flour is very simple! It requires only 1 ingredient, 1 blender, and 5 minutes.
Simply add blanched almonds to a blender and blitz until a fine, powdery flour is achieved. You know you’ve gone too far if it starts turning to almond butter instead.
Not only is it simple to make, but homemade almond flour tastes fresher and is usually more cost-effective than storebought."
You're welcome. You should ask a grown up to show you how to use Google. It really is amazing for finding stuff out you know. | |
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| Baking question on 11:36 - Jan 31 with 1777 views | GeoffSentence |
| Baking question on 11:34 - Jan 31 by blueasfook |
"Making homemade almond flour is very simple! It requires only 1 ingredient, 1 blender, and 5 minutes.
Simply add blanched almonds to a blender and blitz until a fine, powdery flour is achieved. You know you’ve gone too far if it starts turning to almond butter instead.
Not only is it simple to make, but homemade almond flour tastes fresher and is usually more cost-effective than storebought."
You're welcome. You should ask a grown up to show you how to use Google. It really is amazing for finding stuff out you know. |
Some people like Google, others prefer AI chatbots like TWTD. |  |
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| Baking question on 11:39 - Jan 31 with 1735 views | GeoffSentence |
| Baking question on 11:24 - Jan 31 by Cotty |
Maybe a difference in the coarseness? Ground almonds are quite coarse. |
Are you the I in openAI ChatGPT Chatbot?
This is the answer you get if you ask it what the difference between ground almonds and almond flour is
"Ground almonds and almond flour are similar, but not the same. Ground almonds are whole almonds that have been ground into a coarse meal, whereas almond flour is made from blanched almonds that have been ground into a fine powder. The texture of the two is different, and they are used in different ways in cooking and baking." | |
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| Baking question on 11:41 - Jan 31 with 1728 views | blueasfook |
| Baking question on 11:14 - Jan 31 by Keno |
Why cant blueas reply?
There are occasions I find him to be a very sensible and informative poster |
Thanks Keno, I dont know what his problem is to be honest.
I try to be nice to him and he's just horrible to me. | |
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| Baking question on 11:42 - Jan 31 with 1702 views | J2BLUE |
| Baking question on 11:39 - Jan 31 by GeoffSentence |
Are you the I in openAI ChatGPT Chatbot?
This is the answer you get if you ask it what the difference between ground almonds and almond flour is
"Ground almonds and almond flour are similar, but not the same. Ground almonds are whole almonds that have been ground into a coarse meal, whereas almond flour is made from blanched almonds that have been ground into a fine powder. The texture of the two is different, and they are used in different ways in cooking and baking." |
My bad.
I still think they are used interchangeably by most people though! | |
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| Baking question on 11:43 - Jan 31 with 1688 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Baking question on 11:29 - Jan 31 by J2BLUE |
Sugar or carbs?
If it's sugar/refined carbs, then I would just use wholemeal flour or oat flour.
Almond flour is crap for baking IMO and obviously adds a lot of fat (albeit mostly healthy fat). I guess 100g isn't a massive amount though.
Or use potato flour and get one of your 5 a day?
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Sugar. Hence how I said "sugar". Michael Mosley mentioned on one of his BBC podcasts (Just One Thing) that you should swap out obviously sugary things like cakes, sweets, chocolate, fizzy pop etc. for fruit... to avoid that spike and crash that sugar gives you. So I'm giving it a go. | |
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| I reckon it's too many.... on 11:43 - Jan 31 with 1688 views | Bloots |
| Baking question on 11:41 - Jan 31 by blueasfook |
Thanks Keno, I dont know what his problem is to be honest.
I try to be nice to him and he's just horrible to me. |
....orange and pistachio cupcakes and almond pancakes with cherries.
Should probably just stick to spotted dick and custard. |  |
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| Baking question on 11:44 - Jan 31 with 1672 views | clive_baker |
| Baking question on 11:39 - Jan 31 by GeoffSentence |
Are you the I in openAI ChatGPT Chatbot?
This is the answer you get if you ask it what the difference between ground almonds and almond flour is
"Ground almonds and almond flour are similar, but not the same. Ground almonds are whole almonds that have been ground into a coarse meal, whereas almond flour is made from blanched almonds that have been ground into a fine powder. The texture of the two is different, and they are used in different ways in cooking and baking." |
I asked it who Ipswich Town are and it told me 'Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, England. They play in the English Football League Championship'.
Very smart, it's 6 months ahead of its time. |  |
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| I reckon it's too many.... on 11:47 - Jan 31 with 1651 views | blueasfook |
| I reckon it's too many.... on 11:43 - Jan 31 by Bloots |
....orange and pistachio cupcakes and almond pancakes with cherries.
Should probably just stick to spotted dick and custard. |
Cue : "How do I make Spotted Dick?" | |
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| Baking question on 11:48 - Jan 31 with 1636 views | J2BLUE |
| Baking question on 11:43 - Jan 31 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Sugar. Hence how I said "sugar". Michael Mosley mentioned on one of his BBC podcasts (Just One Thing) that you should swap out obviously sugary things like cakes, sweets, chocolate, fizzy pop etc. for fruit... to avoid that spike and crash that sugar gives you. So I'm giving it a go. |
No need to be quite so prickly.
I asked because there is very little sugar even in white flour so if you are specifically targeting sugar then swapping flour for almond flour will not help.
If you were cutting refined carbs as well then that would clearly help. | |
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| Baking question on 11:56 - Jan 31 with 1566 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Baking question on 11:48 - Jan 31 by J2BLUE |
No need to be quite so prickly.
I asked because there is very little sugar even in white flour so if you are specifically targeting sugar then swapping flour for almond flour will not help.
If you were cutting refined carbs as well then that would clearly help. |
I'm just following a recipe, I didn't even think the type of flour was a major point re sugar, just thought I should stick to the recipe rather than swapping in some different flour. And asked on here as despite what Blueas thinks, google was inconclusive (I saw a source that said - like you said - that ground and flour are the same thing). | |
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| Baking question on 12:13 - Jan 31 with 1499 views | BloomBlue |
Just remember because almond flour does contain a modest amount of carbohydrate, it can raise blood sugar for some people. |  | | |
| Baking question on 12:28 - Jan 31 with 1450 views | factual_blue |
| Baking question on 11:14 - Jan 31 by Keno |
Why cant blueas reply?
There are occasions I find him to be a very sensible and informative poster |
Yes, but you are Keno.... |  |
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| Baking question on 12:48 - Jan 31 with 1380 views | DJR |
| Baking question on 11:06 - Jan 31 by J2BLUE |
Yes and it's awful. A favourite of the low carb diet movement for making things like 'bread'. |
But ground almonds are the basis of marzipan, which, along with actual almonds, I adore. |  | | |
| Baking question on 12:50 - Jan 31 with 1374 views | J2BLUE |
| Baking question on 12:48 - Jan 31 by DJR |
But ground almonds are the basis of marzipan, which, along with actual almonds, I adore. |
Never really liked marzipan. | |
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| Baking question on 12:51 - Jan 31 with 1369 views | DJR |
| Baking question on 12:50 - Jan 31 by J2BLUE |
Never really liked marzipan. |
I never did as a child when I pecked at the icing on Christmas cake. [Post edited 31 Jan 2023 12:52]
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