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oenone_borealis in vegancooking

Successful Oat Milk and Quick-soaking Almonds?

Mar 16, 2009 15:16

I use my pressure cooker quite often for beans and it occurred to me that I could use it for quick-soaking soybeans for making milk (I've had too many batches were I've left the beans soaking for too long). Could something similar be applied to almonds? It's no big deal since they need only soak about 4 hours or so, but I'm just curious ( Read more... )

grains-oats, -appliances-pressure cookers, nuts-almonds, -appliances-soymilk makers, techniques-non-dairy milks

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badmoviescript March 17 2009, 00:29:29 UTC

I actually just saw this posted (with pictures!) in a blog today. Check it out: http://veganfeastkitchen.blogspot.com/

oenone_borealis March 17 2009, 01:26:48 UTC

That is so awesome. Thank you! I know she's been mentioned before for her other milk recipes (the rice-soy comes to mind immediately) and I can't wait to try this one out.

spirulinai March 17 2009, 01:06:15 UTC

i was taught that almonds have the biggest nutritional punch when they're 'milked' from raw, it might be worth leaving 'em that way.

oenone_borealis March 17 2009, 01:24:45 UTC

Thanks! I might try mixing blended and strained almond-cashew milk with soymilk afterward. We'd get more that way anyway.

anonymous March 17 2009, 02:48:12 UTC

I make oat milk with my soyquick all the time and I love it! I just fill up the cup a little less than they say, like 2/3 or 3/4 full. I do the same with rice milk, otherwise it comes out super thick. I like to throw in a couple teaspoons of vanilla and some squirts of agave nectar before I hit multi-grain, but adding them after it's done works good, too. Of course strain everything through the sieve that comes with the soyquick once it's all done. I find that it tastes just as good (or better) than the store bought stuff.

Another thing I like to do is throw in a chopped up banana! Especially when making almond milk. Coconut flakes are good, too. If you want to be easy on the milk maker, pulse everything in the food processor before adding it to the milk maker.

oenone_borealis March 17 2009, 03:11:17 UTC

Yummy! Thanks for all the tips. I think it's time I reread the manual. I don't think I used the multi-grain setting last time.

My fiancé can't stand ripe bananas, but that sounds delicious if I make it just for me.