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How to blanch and peel nuts?
I recently blanched and peeled the "skin" off 500g of shelled pistachios and 500g of almonds.
For the pistachios I poured boiling water over them, waited a minute, strained, and then rubbed the nuts ...
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How do baking supply companies blanch their hazelnuts?
A friend of ours used to own a chocolate factory, and she would get blanched hazelnuts in big boxes. These were only lightly toasted, if at all, but they were perfectly cleaned - not a single ...