Can I substitute almond flour or almond meal for the blanched almonds?

celia, i think you def'ly could, but try googling "macarons and almond meal flour".

Spent a day earlier this week making macarons. They are very tricky. Not following a step can alter the outcome. So theoretically you should be able to substitute the same weight of whole blanched almonds with almond flour;you might find that the outcome isn't the same.