Customer Reviews

Bob's Red Mill Almond Meal/Flour, 16-Ounce Packages (Pack of 4)

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I can't eat any kind of wheat flour, but since I discovered Almond Meal (Bob's Red Mill), my diet is much easier to live with. I use 4 parts almond meal with 4 parts garbanzo (bean) flour and 1 part potato starch (NOT potato flour)as a substitute for regular flour. I've made brownies, peanut butter cookies, banana bread, and carrot cookies and found the texture and taste are not noticeably different than the original recipe, at least to me.

While these arrived fresh, freshness isn't the only hallmark of a quality product. You can get the same results with a good food processor (i.e. a Kitchen Aid). This is NOT a fine, even grind. If I sift the product, I find a lot of chunks. I want a fine EVEN grind when using nut meal/flour (the terms are used interchangeably in the industry) as the main or only flour in my baked goods.

Since this brand is easy to find in many supermarkets, I do recommend it for some uses. It's good for folks who don't do mail order, those non-GF cooks looking to lower the carb count of their bread coatings, and those looking for an easy GF or a no-carb "breading" option, but only when a coarse coating is suitable. For instance I like fine coatings if I'm going to "pan fry" a white/light flesh fish fillet.

When used as the main or only flour for baking, the batter will look lumpy and the finished product will taste a bit gritty. It won't perform well in some recipes because the chunkier nature of the grind will affect the way the batter handles moisture, which could result in a dense rather than light texture. It could also yield products that fall severely upon cooling.

In order words, disappointing outcomes might not be the recipe or your culinary technique, it could be your choice in ingredients!

This is wonderful on chicken! I use this product to fry chicken in and it brings a whole new meaning to fried chicken! Just use the flour as you would any other and then pan fry. Delicious!

Bob's Red Mill is a reliable and inexpensive source for gluten-free baking products. And yes, almond flour makes delicious, rich, nutty baked goods. But did you know you can also use it in place of bread crumbs? Bread chicken or fish with it, stuff mushrooms with it, there is no end to its versatility.

I know it may sound strange, but I use a tablespoon of this almond meal mixed with water as a facial cleanser and mask, and ever since the first use of this paste, the quality of my skin has HUGELY improved. I honestly wish I had pictures to share, because my acne has been reduced in half within a single month. I have tried literally hundreds of different skin care products and homemade remedies, and this is definitely a thoroughly effective mild exfoliant, cleanser, and mask for acneic skin.

I do a lot of low carb baking and know a lot of folks who do either low carb or are diabetic and do the same. This can be expensive if you cannot find a good price on the ingredients. While trying to locate a source for unsweetened coconut, I was led to Amazon.com where a sale on Bob's Red Mill Almond Flour happened to be occuring. I had been used to paying much more for a much smaller bag of almond flour through the health food section of my grocery store. I was so pleased to find a source of the flour at almost half price plus a special of free shipping. There were 4-16 oz packages to a box shipped in a reasonable amount of time in the original carton that is purchased for display by grocery stores so I know it was fresh. I let everyone I know about the great prices on low carb supplies available at Amazon.

My family (even the non-celiacs) liked this as pie crust (similar to a graham cracker crust) and used in a crumb toping on a fruit crisp. I continue to experiment with different uses.

I USE THIS PRODUCT TO BAKE COOKIES FOR MY HUSBAND. HE HAS TO HAVE LOW SUGARS AND ALMOND MEAL FLOUR IS THE BEST FOR DIABETIC BAKING. IT TAKES TIME TO WORK WITH IT BECAUSE OF THE CONSISTENCY, BUT THE FLAVOR IS GREAT. THE PACKAGING KEEPS IT FRESH. THIS IS THE SECOND BATCH I HAVE PURCHASED FROM BOB'S RED MILL. I WILL DEFINITELY BUY FROM THEM AGAIN AND I HAVE RECOMMENDED BOB'S RED MILL TO SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS WHO BAKE AS WELL. THANK YOU. C. CIACCIO

I use this almond flour in desserts to make French frangipane as well as flourless brownies. I like that it is sold in 16 oz packages so if I don't use everything alltogether, the other packages stay fresh. And I keep the open one in the fridge :)
It is pricey but worth it.

Replacing half the flour in a basic muffin mix with these finely ground almonds is a great way to add flavor and nutrition while reducing startchy carbs. My signature muffin uses these almonds, a splash of almond extract, real white chocolate and raspberries. For a low carb version, I use poppyseed and these almonds replacing half the flour while sweetening the recipe with Splenda. Bob's Red Mill Almond Meal/Flour is also an incredible addition to Belgian waffles. The flavor marries well with pure maple syrup harvested near our inn, the Anton-Walsh House Bed & Breakfast Inn of Hurley, Wisconsin (just two blocks from the boarder with Ironwood, Michigan).Bob's Red Mill Almond Meal/Flour, 16-Ounce Packages (Pack of 4)