Can I use almond flour/meal to make almond paste?

Question

I'd like to try a cake that calls for almond paste. As usual, I didn't plan this out and didn't buy almond paste. I've seen recipes for  homemade almond paste using whole almonds as well, but all I have on hand is almond flour. Can I use this to make almond paste, or should I just suck it up and go to the grocery store and get almonds or almond paste? Thanks!

Stephanie B. · Answer

Thanks! I've got a scale and lots of blanched almond flour so it seems I'm set!

Windischgirl · Answer

Look for a recipe that gives the almond amount by weight and you should be able to sub 1:1.  I would recommend that you use the blanched almond flour.  I once made almond paste when all I had was the meal--which has the skins ground in along with the almonds--and it looked mottled and the texture was more coarse.  It tasted fine but didn't look as pretty.

Lindsay-Jean H. · Answer

I think you can use almond flour, as it's usually made from just blanched almonds, which is what homemade almond paste recipes call for, like this one: https://food52.com/recipes...

Can I use almond flour/meal to make almond paste?

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