Hi Ella,
do you soak the nuts and seeds before using them (to activate them and remove enzyme inhibitors)?
Do you soak the nuts before using them?
I was wondering though...
do you soak the nuts and dry them beforehand?
This might be a silly question... do you make the crispy nuts separately and then throw them in with the granola while it is cooking or
do you soak the nuts with the oats and turn them into «crispy nuts» while cooking the granola?
If you are a planner,
do soak the nuts for added nutrition.
Kristen, Sometimes
I do soak the nuts and sometimes I do not.
Not exact matches
I don't
soak the
nuts before as this changes the consistency of the mixture and I much prefer them to be dry and crunchy!
Any kind of
nuts (doesn't matter if it was walnuts, almonds,
soaked or
nut) cause trouble, preferably when I eat a greater amount of them.
I don't
soak the
nuts for this.
I don't tend to
soak my
nuts first as it can be so time consuming!
Would it still work with pre
soaked nuts do you think?
Hi Ella,
do you have to
soak the
nuts?
Why
do you discard the water the
nuts have been
soaking in instead of using it?
I make the hazelnut cream just as I
do regular
nut milk,
soaking nuts overnight, blending with water and then straining out the pulp.
I added walnuts, raisins (
soaked in rooibos tea), and almonds to half of the batter (divided household); they didn't need it but the
nuts were good.
Otherwise most of the
nuts in the store are roasted so you
do nt eat to
soak them.
You can
soak them in your favorite
nut milk and customize the pudding any way you'd like, since chia seeds don't have a strong flavor.
I may forgo the cashews too and use those
soaked nuts for something else; this recipe really doesn't need anything more!
This recipe used to instruct you to
soak about a third of the macadamias but I prefer it without
soaking them at all as macs don't soften like other
nuts when
soaked.
I felt like using just
soaked cashew would not
do the trick and therefore, I made a mixture consisting of MACADAMIA
NUT CREAM AND COCONUT CREAM.
Do you think I could
soak the
nuts along with the rest of the mixture?
I'm playing around with
soaking all
nuts / grains / seeds before eating them to release more of their nutrition, but I don't want to ruin this lovely looking recipe!
Do you always soak the nuts and / or seeds before using them in every recipe you d
Do you always
soak the
nuts and / or seeds before using them in every recipe you
dodo?
They've taken the time to
do the work for you, by
soaking the organic oats in an acidic medium and the organic
nuts in salt water for an extended time to transform many of their key properties, making them much easier on your tummy.
While the
soaked nuts are drained and rinsed, they definitely
do not taste «salty» though they would have sodium and trace minerals uptake since they balloon up full of the
soaking medium during the
soak, while later dehydration removes the water leaving the sodium and minerals behind.
Soaking the
nuts ahead of time also helps give it a creamier texture, doesn't it?
Pre-soaking
nuts is great for nutrient absorption but it's okay to not
soak them — I didn't for this recipe!
I think it'd be best to just
soak the
nuts before grinding them, because cashew butter wouldn't exactly
do the trick for either one of these, it's just too wet and greasy.
A few
nuts, such as Brazil
nuts and macadamia
nuts, contain very little enzyme inhibitors and thus
do not require
soaking.
Yum,
do you pre
soak your
nuts?
Jessica - In terms of the
nut soaking issue, I
do soak / dehydrate whenever I have the time.
I approach every recipe differently depending on my mood, the time of day and the weather — so in answer to your question, no, I don't
soak nuts for every recipe.
Do you dry your
soaked nuts in a dehydrater?
I'd really appreciate a video of your process - there's quite a few videos of people making cashew butter but they don't
soak the
nuts and often they add oil: /
Toppings: Chopped
nuts, dried fruit, rolled oats (
soaked, et cetera as applicable) Fresh cream (organic, raw preferred) Additional sweetener, such as honey, maple syrup, or brown sugar Sliced fresh fruit Grated citrus zest (lemon and orange are both wonderful) Vanilla bean paste (contains processed sugar, use with discretion) Method: My friend Millie at Real Food for Less Money came up with the base for this recipe, and I'm so glad she
did!
I personally
do not
soak nuts before using... primarily because, while there is a lot on the internet about
soaking nuts, I haven't been able to find any actual scientific research to back it up.
Some people like
soaking the
nuts as well, but I don't
do it.
Advocates for
soaking nuts claim the need to reduce the phytic acid in the
nuts; however, the body
does need some phytic acid.
I
did however miss the creaminess and therefore I came up with adding the
soaked cashew
nuts to the soup to create hat desired effect.
In general, to make
nut milk all you need to
do is
soak 1 cup of
nuts overnight, discard the
soaking water, rinse the
nuts, then place the
nuts and a couple of cups of filtered water in a high - powered blender.
I didn't
soak the
nuts for this recipe, but I think you should probably dry them out first.
It's not the end of the world if you don't
soak your
nuts but why not get all the benefits instead of just some?
Nuts should also be chopped very fine, but shouldn't be
soaked (We don't want to accidentally make
nut butter!).
For example, flax seeds turn into a mucilaginous goo in water, and brazil
nuts don't always
soak well due to their high fat content.
Soaking the
nuts helps release some of their excess oils, and dehydrating them dries them out so they don't go rancid.
This gives the pasta a chance to
soak up all the herby goodness from the sauce and when we are ready to eat all I have to
do is toss in the tomatoes, drizzle with a little olive oil, sprinkle with some pine
nuts and we are ready to eat.
Would save time if you didn't already have
soaked and dried
nuts on hand (like me!)
Seeds are a lot easier to digest than
nuts, you don't have to
soak them forever to make them more absorbable which is a huge timesaver.
All you
do is
soak your almonds in water overnight, then blend up your almonds with water, and dates, vanilla and salt if using and strain in through the
nut milk bag, couldn't be easier!