T R E E T O T A B L E
Premium Baked Goods Made with Almonds
Extra rich, magically moist and naturally
buttery in flavor, fresh baked goods made with almond flour
are a pastry gourmet’s dream. At nearly ten-times the cost of wheat or
rice flour, it’s no wonder that cakes, cookies, English muffins, pie crust and crackers baked with almond flour taste better,
last longer, and remain much more moist than fresh bakes made with conventional
or other gluten free ingredients. Zest bakers grind their own almond flour
daily from premium California almonds.
The Almond Family Tree
The amazing almond { Prunus dulcis } is a
member of the Rosaceae (rose) family, along with many other tree fruits such as peaches, apples, pears, plums, cherries, and apricots. Within the genus Prunus, the almond is most closely
related to the peach, and the two crops share the subgenus Amygdalus. The almond tree is native to
the Middle East and South Asia.
The fruit of the almond is not a true nut,
but a drupe — consisting of an
outer hull and a hard shell with the seed or "nut" inside. Blanched almonds are shelled almonds that have been treated with hot water to soften the seed-coat, which is then
removed to reveal the white embryo we all know and love.
T H E M E Y E R L E M O N
Sweeter,
juicier and slightly less acidic than your typical lemon, Meyer lemons
{ Citrus x meyeri }, are a cross between a true lemon and a Mandarin
orange.
The skin of the Meyer lemon is fragrant and thin,
blushing a lustrous color somewhere between rich dark yellow and light orange when
ripe.
And, they are pucker-proof —
much less tart in flavor than their sassy sour cousins.
of plants back to the United States. Among them, it is thought, the Citrus x meyeri - the Meyer lemon.
We, and our palettes are forever thankful to Mr. Meyer's lust for travel and plants — especially lemons.
