Homemade Orgeat Syrup
- Total Time
- 5 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1 1/10pounds blanched or toasted blanched almonds
- 1½pounds sugar (½ demerara, ½ white)
- 1tablespoon orange-flower water
- 2teaspoons almond extract
Nutritional analysis per serving (16 servings)
350 calories; 16 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 10 grams monounsaturated fat; 4 grams polyunsaturated fat; 48 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 44 grams sugars; 7 grams protein; 6 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Combine almonds with 11 ounces of water in a blender and blend briefly until uniformly but roughly chopped. Pour into a nonreactive bowl and add one liter of boiling water. Stir well and let stand for three hours. Line a sieve or chinois with overlapping layers of fine cheesecloth, arranging them in an X pattern and leaving a fair amount trailing over to grab hold of. Pour in the mixture and allow it to filter through, assisting with a wooden spoon if necessary. Fold up the ends of the cheesecloth carefully to trap the pulp in a bag and squeeze out the remaining liquid. (This is important, as the pulp retains a fair amount of emulsion.) Discard cheesecloth and pulp. Place emulsion mixture in a pan, add sugar and heat mildly through (140 degrees or less), stirring until sugar is fully dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Add orange-flower water and almond extract and funnel into a clean, capped bottle to refrigerate. Optionally you may add 2 or 3 ounces of vodka to the syrup, as a preservative.
- The syrup will separate after a short while. Simply shake it up again before using.
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You need to read the whole recipe, not just the ingredient list. 11oz and then 1 liter of water are also added
The spacing on the first ingredient is a little confusing. Do they want 1.1 lbs of almonds or one 1/10 (0.1 lbs) of almonds?
This makes quite a lot of orgeat. Like for having Mai Tais every day for a year.
The toasted almonds add considerably to the depth of flavor. However, if you are in a pinch for time, skip processing the almonds, and consider to substitute by buying high quality almond milk at the store. Then proceed with adding orange flower water and almond extract. A quicker path to your Mai Tai! Cheers!
Instead of discarding the pulp, use it to top a dump cake. Completely elevates the humble cake. Major party hit too
This has to be one of the most infuriatingly written recipes I’ve ever seen. It needs to be broken up into steps. And all the measurements need to be the same unit so we can more easily adjust and half the recipe.