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ingredients

There's An Almond for That
At The Flaky Tart in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, owners

Blue Diamond almond ﬂour offers versatility to a wide array of

Matthew Rosenzweig and Laura Martelli are devoted to creat-

applications-from cakes and crusts, to breading and sauces.

ing sweet and savory delights with a worldly ﬂair. Their bakery
menu features delectable croissants, brioche, muffins, cookies,

* Bakery applications such as cakes, breads and muffins

tarts and savory selections such as frittatas and topped focac-

* Almond ﬂour in crackers helps them stay crispy longer

cia. Almond and chocolate almond croissants are favorites, and

* Coatings applications for ﬁsh and chicken

"we use a lot of sliced almonds," Rosenzweig says.

* Thickening agent for sauces and soups, adding nutrition
in this growing category

Almonds continue to be a popular mainstay on the ingredient lists of retail bakeries across the country, and according to

Blue Diamond has three almond ﬂour options available: Extra

the Almond Board of California, there are nine distinct forms

Fine Natural: With exceptionally ﬁne granulation, it is as versa-

in which almonds are available (whole slices or ﬂakes, slivers

tile as blanched ﬂour while maintaining a natural light tan color.

or halves, diced or chopped, meal or ﬂour, paste and butter,

Extra Fine Blanched: The ﬁnest granulation almond ﬂour avail-

almond milk, almond oil and green almonds). As the board likes

able with a powder-like consistency that is perfect for delicate

to point out: "There's an almond for that."

cookies, breads and cakes. Fine Blanched: Gives nutritious
texture to everyday baking and cooking, and toasts to a rich

Almond Flour

golden color.

Almond ﬂour is gaining more popularity as its availability expands. There are many applications for almond ﬂour, ranging

Almond Paste

from cakes to muffins, and leading suppliers provide a wealth

Almond paste is a baking staple and one of the core products

of expertise to help get you headed in the right direction.

at American Almond, which offers nut pastes, nut butters and
nutmeats and ﬂours to accommodate a wide variety of bakery

Blue Diamond almonds offer many beneﬁts to baked goods

and pastry applications. Almond paste is a key ingredient in

and the company's almond ﬂour is applicable for gluten-free

Italian macaroons, almond croissants and frangipane tarts.

baking. With this product, artisan bakers can easily transition
from traditional ﬂours in recipes without compromising taste or

Pastry chefs are fond of the ﬁnely milled blanched almond

texture.

ﬂour, available from American Almond, when preparing French
macarons.

Not only is Blue Diamond's almond ﬂour naturally gluten-free,
but it provides nutrients that are often lacking in baked goods

Further, American Almond's ready-to-use "Schmear" ﬁllings are

such as calcium, ﬁber, iron and protein. It has an amazingly

the secret behind craveable rugelach and Danish pastries. The

smooth texture, unlike many gluten-free ﬂours that tend to be

bake-stable ﬁllings are available in three distinctive ﬂavors that

gritty and rough. Blue Diamond almond ﬂour offers a smooth

won't bake out. Bakers can ﬁll yeasted sweet dough for coffee

mouthfeel and adds a rich, buttery ﬂavor to baked goods, mak-

cake, sticky buns, babkas, croissants, brioche or Danish pastries

ing it an optimum ﬂour substitute.

with almond, cinnamon or chocolate Schmear.

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