hi I'm Allison from healthination comm and today I'm going to share with you how I make blanched almonds if you're like me and you live a completely grain-free life blanched almonds make a great snap we're also going to learn in another video how to make blanched almond flour and they just are so simple to make and they're super tasty juergen xi let's get started start with raw unsalted almonds filtered water and add your almonds to a bowl and cover with filtered water for each bowl you'll add about a tablespoon of sea salt mix thoroughly until dissolved cover I cover mine with a plate and let sit overnight on the counter rinse and meanwhile boil water in a large pot and get some ice water in a large bowl right next to it pour your almonds into boiling water stir and after about a minute the almonds will float to the top and start to wrinkle and you'll be able to feel the skins pull away from the nut put directly into the water bath and you'll see that the almonds pop right out they're blanched pop the skins off of all the almonds this is a great time to have help from little pans and save the peels for your chickens or compost towel dry your blanched almonds this helps speed in the dehydration process and spread thinly on a cookie sheet pre-heat your oven to the lowest possible temperature that it'll go 150 degrees or if it's like mine it only goes to 170 and you can just leave the door slightly ajar if you have a food dehydrator this is a great time to use it as well you'll want to dry your almonds for 24 to 48 hours or until they're just completely dry and crisp through and there you have it blanched almonds so I packaged up my blanched almonds and ziploc bags and I've labeled them and I'm going to store mine in the freezer they are shelf-stable for quite a few months and you can store them in the refrigerator as well I store mine in the freezer because I'm gonna grind them up in my next video and show you how to make blanched almond flour to make all of your pastry pies all of those dreams come true for you grain free folks out there I hope that you have a great happy healthy day and I hope that you'll give making blanched almonds a try to your health