Nuts and Seeds

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Nuts and seeds - raw, toasted, puréed or ground into flour - add flavor, nutrition and texture to baking recipes.
 

Almonds 1 cup ground almonds = 1 1/4 cups sliced almonds

Coconut 1 average = weighs 1 1/2 pounds = yields 4 cups of finely shredded coconut
Cream of coconut and coconut cream are not interchangeable in recipes; the former is sweetened and coconut cream is not.

Pecans 1 1/2 pounds in the shell = 13 1/2 ounces shelled