Almond petals: how to make them at home. Cake recipe with almond petals

Do you know what almond petals are? How to make them at home? If not, our article will be very useful for you. We wish you success in the kitchen!

general information

First we will understand what almond petals are. Purified from the brown skin of the almond kernel, cut into thin plates. In appearance they resemble petals or flakes. They can be eaten in salty or roasted form. But most often mistresses use "petals" of almonds to decorate baking and desserts (for example, ice cream, cakes, biscuits, cupcakes). It turns out a real culinary masterpiece.

How to make almond petals at home

We need:

• 1 liter of water;
• 50 g of whole almonds.

Detailed instructions:

Step number 1. Lay out on the table whole fruits of almonds. Each of them is split with the help of a heavy hammer. But do it carefully to avoid damage to the inner (white) part.

Step 2. We take the core in a brown skin. It is from them later we will make almond petals. The nuclei are placed in a glass bowl. Fill with cold water. The liquid must completely cover them. In this form, leave the almonds for 24 hours. Do not forget to periodically change the water. Such actions will relieve the kernel of bitterness and a yellowish hue.

Step No. 3. After a day, we clean the grain, using a universal knife for vegetables. Peel is removed easily and quickly. You just need to pick up the edge of the knife and pull it.

Step 4. Cleaned kernels are transferred to the cutting board. Another (sharp) knife cut them as thin as possible. If you get almost transparent and a little oblong petals, then we did everything right. For those who want to save time, we suggest cutting almond grains not along, but across.

Step 5. In the dry and cold frying pan, which has non-stick coating, we send "petals". Dry them with minimal fire. Be sure to stir. This will get rid of excess moisture. The process of drying almond flakes will take 5-7 minutes.

Step # 6: We shift the "petals" into a plate. You can decorate them with dessert or add to pastries, pre-chopped in a mortar. Many people throw away the shell of almond kernels, considering it useless. However, it can be used to impart a more saturated color to alcoholic beverages (liquor, cognac and so on).

Almond Petal cake

Grocery list:

• One packet of vanilla sugar (8 g) and baking powder (15 g);
• two eggs;
• Almond petals - 100 g;
• 2 tbsp. Spoons of honey and milk;
• White sugar - one glass is enough;
• A 100-gram serving of butter;
• Kefir - ½ cup;
• Flour (the variety is not important) - 200 g.

Practical part

1. Before starting the cooking, we spread all the ingredients. Let them at least half an hour stand at room temperature.
2. In a bowl, break the eggs. We pour in kefir in the right amount. We pour white sugar, but not all, but 150 g. We beat these ingredients using a powerful mixer.
3. Flour should be combined with a baking powder. Through a sieve pour into the egg-kefir mixture. Turn the mixer on again. Whisk at low speed.
4. The bottom of the baking dish is covered with special paper. Gently pour the dough. Be sure to level it up.
5. The form with the contents is placed in a heated oven (200 ° C). The baking time is 10 minutes.
6. Let's do the preparation of the fill. In a saucepan, put a 100-gram serving of butter. Melt it. Further we pour out two types of sugar - white (100 g) and vanilla (sachet). There we add honey and milk. Stirring. We put almond petals. We cook it all, setting a weak fire. We are waiting for the complete dissolution of the sugar crystals. We remove the pan from the plate.
7. It's time to get our cake out of the oven. The previously prepared fill is evenly distributed over its surface. Immediately you can see that the petals of the almonds are covered with an oil-sugar shell. Again, put the cake in the oven. This time you have to wait 10-15 minutes. Before serving, the pastry should cool, and its upper crust should harden. Enjoy your tea!

Afterword

Almond petals not only give the dessert an excellent appearance, but also add calories. This should be taken into account by those who follow the figure. Caloric content of "petals" of almonds is 50 kcal / 100 g.