Replacement for ground almonds in a joconde sponge
I am going to try and make a petit gateau with a pistachio joconde layer, however I am not a big fan of almonds. Is there anything I can use that would act as a decent replacement for the ground almonds?
Original recipe is a Mary Berry recipe on the BBC good food site:
For the joconde sponge
- 3 free-range eggs whites
- 15g/½oz caster sugar
- 100g/3½oz ground almonds
- 100g/3½oz icing sugar
- 3 free-range eggs
- 30g/1oz plain four, sifted
- 30g/1oz unsalted butter, melted
Best Answer
I suggest looking for a recipe without almonds rather than substituting a major ingredient. If you can't find one without almonds, you may have to track down a similar cake recipe under a different name.
I'm sure it would be possible to find another ground nut that would work, but it would take some experimenting because the texture and water/fat content of different nuts varies significantly. Almonds in banking often end up softer than other nuts.
In some parts of Europe, ground hazelnuts are quite common as bulk ingredients in baking, so you may be able to find a recipe based on those with a comparable result. Or you could try the pistachios you mention as a main ingredient, but as I suggested, the texture may suffer.
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Crushed Cornflakes, Weetabix or Rice Crispies, oatmeal that has been ground to a finer consistency or even crushed biscuits.What can I use instead of ground almonds in cake?
The 5 Best Substitutes for Ground Almond- 1 \u2013 Ground Rice. Ground rice is an excellent substitute for ground almonds and can be found at most grocery stores. ...
- 2 \u2013 Breadcrumbs. Another option is to use breadcrumbs as a substitute for ground almonds. ...
- 3 \u2013 Almond Flour. ...
- 4 \u2013 Coconut Flour. ...
- 5 \u2013 Ground Nuts.
What can replace almonds in a recipe?
Substitutes for Almonds The best stand-ins for almonds that are nuts are hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, and unsalted pistachios. It's best to substitute those with the same sort of texture (such as sliced for sliced, chopped for chopped).Can I substitute flour for ground almonds in cake?
You may also need to adapt your methodology, as techniques designed to encourage gluten formation are not necessary when baking with ground almonds. Flour: replace 1 cup of flour with 1 1/4 scant cups of ground almonds / replace 100g of flour with 90g of ground almonds.What does ground almonds do in baking?
Our answer. Quite often ground almonds are used in cakes to add moisture and sometimes to give a gluten free cake suitable for coeliacs, instead of one made with wheat flour. If you are substituting the ground almonds with another ingredient then you really need to consider how much of the cake is made up by nuts.Joconde Almond Sponge Cake
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You can try grinding some cashews with a tiny pinch of brown sugar and even smaller pinch of vanilla bean seeds, then roasting them a few minutes in a hot oven, but you'd probably have to make 10 attempts at that to come close to the subtle sweet / nutty taste of almonds. And, cashews are oily. But if you don't like almonds, making other stuff taste more like almonds seems counterproductive.
I think a better idea would be to consider cooking out a glug of nutty Scotch in a bit of thinned out semi-sweet corn syrup, and seeing if that works (just cool it, and pour it over the sponge). A dash of booze in a petit gateau is not at all unheard of; some places put that in the spotlight of their dessert cart.
In short, you're going to need to deviate from that recipe quite a bit; it's not going to be a simple substitution.
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