I substituted pecans and walnuts for the hazelnuts and a chocolate / coffee liquor for the Frangelico and next time I will
not grind the nuts as fine.
The ninja food processor, and other non serrated blade processors do
not grind nuts into a flour or butter, but rather processes them into a granular size.
Not exact matches
No,
not to
grind coffee, but to
grind dried or fresh herbs and
nuts to add to soups, stews, or fish and meat dishes.
And one more question: I don't have a blender yet, but I'm about to buy something like that: http://www.sencor.eu/stick-blender/shb-4360 It works on 800w, so I hope it'd be good for blend
nuts,
grind, make almond butter and other stuff... based on your experimences with food processors, do you think it worths buying?
I switched the recipe a bit as I didn't have pine
nuts or coriander leaves so I put in 1/2 tsp of
ground coriander and I was going to toast pumpkin seeds for an added crunch, but I forgot to make them.
I can't wait to make them My daughter can't have
nuts, do you know what else would work in place of the
ground almonds?
Grind your
nuts and grains, if you don't have ready flours.
Add the oats, cinnamon, and salt, and pulse just until the
nuts are coarsely
ground (be careful
not to overprocess).
Pulse beans in food processor until mostly smooth, scrape into a bowl and add onion mixture,
ground and chopped
nuts, breadcrumbs as needed until you get a thick consistency, slightly sticky and
not crumbly.
1/2 cup of butter, softened (I used I Can't Believe It's
Not Butter) 1/2 cup of sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1 1/3 cup of flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 cup of peanut or any other
nut butter you prefer 1/2 cup of vanilla Chobani yogurt 2 ripe bananas 1 teaspoon of
ground cinnamon 1/2 Chocolate chips
I've read that it doesn't have a long shelf life once it has been
ground up into flour from the
nut., Next I will try and
grind my own flour using fresh
nuts and see if it turns out better.
Pulse until the cashews are finely
ground, but don't make
nut butter!
Although I've never had the issue myself, (I would describe the batter as creamy), my best recommendation to avoid the release of oil is to make sure that whatever
nut butter you are working with has been fully stirred for complete integration of oil and
ground nut (the oil naturally separates and if it is
not completely mixed it remains that way and I suspect may runoff more easily in this state).
If
not, sub out a bit of
nut butter (tahini is
ground up sesame seeds and has the same mouth feel as
nut butter).
Making the crust: Mix
nuts and dates in a blender for about a minute (it's ok if the
nuts aren't completely
grinded) and pour the mixture in a bowl.
Grind them together until the
nuts are coarsely
ground (if you don't have a food processor, you can chop them medium - fine by hand).
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.
2 1/2 cups hot water 3 tablespoons
ground flax seed in 6 tablespoons water (lightly beaten) 1 cups agave nectar 3/4 cup vegan butter like Earth Balance 1 1/2 cups sugar (evaporated cane juice)-- use 1/2 cup less sugar if you don't want it very sweet 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 tablespoon vinegar 2 cups rice flour 1/2 cup sorghum flour 1 1/2 cups tapioca flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons xanthan gum 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon mace 1/2 cup
ground almonds (if allergic to tree
nuts, or use sunflower or pumpkin seeds) 1 cup finely grated carrots
Ingredients: 3/4 cup vegan butter 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 3 tablespoons
ground flax seed in 6 tablespoons water (lightly beaten) 1 cups agave nectar for the batter, OR 1 1/2 cups agave if you like cakes very sweet 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 cups All Purpose Gluten - Free Flour (We use Bob's Red Mill) * 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon
ground nutmeg 1 cup hot coffee (you may substitute plain hot water if you don't like coffee) 1 cup hot water 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional, if allergic to tree
nuts, or use sunflower or pumpkin seeds) 1/4 cup dried unsulphured papaya, cut in 1/4 inch cubes 1/4 cup dried unsulphured pineapple, cut in 1/4 inch cubes or 1/2 cup raisins or other dried fruit (in place of papaya and pineapple) Additional agave nectar for brushing the cake (about 1/4 cup)
Here are the few things I did to make mine work since I didn't have a
nut milk bag to get my first batches of pulp more dry: First I added some
ground chia seed.
I loved having options as to the flours to use, and that you do
not use
ground nuts — we have several severely allergic family members, and all had pie options yesterday for the first time in years!
You could pick your favorite
nut or seed, and
grind it into a paste and use that if something else isn't easily available.
Almond flour isn't actually flour, but
ground almonds (thus it's a
nut meal!)
1/2 cup regular olive oil,
not extra-virgin 1/4 cup pine
nuts 3 cups shredded carrots 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 eggs 2 1/2 cups almond meal / flour 1/2 teaspoon
ground nutmeg 1 lemon, zest finely grated and juiced
1/4 cup unflavoured whey protein 1/4 cup
ground almonds (plus a bit extra, if you need to dry out the mix later) 1tbsp high protein
nuts n more white chocolate peanut butter 1tbsp coconut flour 1 - 2caps valencian orange oil (mine came from Asda) 1 - 2tbsp water (add a little at a time so that the mix doesn't get too wet & sticky) 7 drops vanilla flavdrops zest of half an orange 50g white chocolate 6 flaked almonds
1/8 cup whey protein (I used our awesome one - ingredient Pow whey) 1/8 cup
ground hazelnuts (could also use
ground almonds) 1 tbsp almond milk (enough to bind the ingredients into a dough) 2 tbsp chocolate
nut butter spread (note: I used Meridian's new chocolate hazelnut spread!!!! If you don't have it, you can just use any chocolate - flavoured spread or Nutella but consider getting it if you can, it's really good!)
Another alternative might be tiger
nuts, which aren't actually
nuts but are tubers that grow in the
ground.
Pulse the mixture until the
nuts are chopped more finely (but
not ground) and the mixture is combined.
* 1/4 cup (60 g) unsalted butter * 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil * 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup * 1/2 cup (100 g) packed light brown sugar * 1/2 cup (120 ml water) * 1 teaspoon medium grain kosher salt * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 5 cups (455 g) old - fashioned rolled or quick - cooking oats * 1 1/2 cups (140 g)
nuts, chopped if large (try an equal mix of sliced almonds, cashews and pecans) * 3/4 cup (65 g) flaked coconut, sweetened or
not * 1/4 cup (35 g) raw, hulled sunflower seeds * 1/4 cup (35 g) whole or
ground seeds, such as chia seeds, sesame seeds, flaxseeds, or hemp hearts * 3/4 teaspoon
ground cinnamon * 1/2 cup (70 g) finely chopped candied ginger * 1/2 cup (70 g) raw pepitas * 1 cup (150 g) chopped dried figs * Candied Cacao Nibs (p. 248)(optional)
Do you think I could use
ground nuts in place of the oats as I don't have any on hand at the moment.
1) Pre-heat oven to 350 deg Fahrenheit (175 deg Cel) and line a metal baking pan or cast - iron pan 2) Blend the cashew
nuts in a food processor or a blender until it becomes like fine sand (if necessary, pass the blended cashews through a sieve — and re-process the parts that are
not fine enough to pass through the sieve) 3) In a large bowl, whisk the
ground cashew
nuts, tapioca flour, salt and baking powder together until combined 4) In another bowl, mix the honey, vanilla extract and egg together until all ingredients are well incorporated 5) Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix well until you get a homogeneous batter 6) Gently stir in 1 cup of fresh blueberries until evenly distributed 7) Pour the batter into the baking pan or cast iron pan, and evenly distribute the rest of the blueberries on top 8) Bake for around 30 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean) 9) Let the scones cool for at least 10 minutes before slicing into 8 portions.
Process until the
nuts are almost
ground but still crumbly (
not all the way to a fine
grind.)
Once the
nuts have cooled completely place them, along with 2 tablespoons (25 grams) of the flour from the recipe, into your food processor, fitted with a metal blade, and process until they are finely
ground (but
not a paste).
Pour the
nuts into a blender and
grind them into a meal, making sure you don't
grind them too fine (see picture above for desired texture).
Pressing
nut milks from scratch isn't really a walk in the park, because of the multiple rounds of
grinding, pressing and repeat,
not to mention the fact that there is a real risk of faster spoilage since hands were used to press out the milk.
Always
grind nuts first, otherwise you won't be able to
grind the
nuts.
Grind your oats (or
nuts in case you are
not using oat flour).
They're
not made from
ground nuts and chemicals like other plant - based products.
And I couldn't resist rolling these
ground nuts into balls.
For those that are
nut - free, I would suggest to
grind up raw sunflower kernels in a food processor into as fine a flour as you can get, being careful
not to turn it into a
nut butter.
Ingredients 270g of oats 3 ripe bananas (about 340g) 3 red apples (about 350g) 2 carrots (200g) 150g of sultanas 3 tablespoons of date syrup 2 tbs of
nut butter — peanut butter is especially good (although you can ignore the
nut butter totally if you don't eat
nuts) 1 tablespoon of coconut oil 3 teaspoons of cinnamon 1 teaspoons of nutmeg 1 teaspoon of
ground ginger Method Preheat the oven to 200C Grate the apples and carrots (no need to peel them) and mash the bananas.
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons pine
nuts 2 tablespoons fresh dill, minced 2 tablespoons Italian parsley, minced 2 scallions, mostly the green part, finely chopped 2/3 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped 2/3 cup sundried tomatoes in oil, chopped (measure out only the tomatoes,
not the oil, but don't pat the tomatoes dry before chopping — the residual oil is flavorful and will help hold the ingredients together) Coarse sea salt 6 oz feta cheese A few
grinds of fresh black peppercorns Olive oil to taste
A tiny tuber that is dried and
ground, much like Cassava (
not tapioca), or a
nut flour.
Place
nuts in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment and pulse until finely minced; be careful
not to
grind into a paste.
But you could substitute
ground nuts of any other kind if you can't use almonds.
Keep an array of
nuts and seeds on hand as
not only are they the perfect quick and easy snack, but they're also delicious thrown into salads,
ground up for baking or tossed into smoothies.
Instead of sunflower seed butter, I used homemade almond butter (alas, my brownies were
not nut - free) and instead of vanilla extract I used 1 tsp
ground vanilla bean.
Made with
ground pecans, peanuts and a helping of spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger it's
not a
nut butter to be neglected.
For heart shaped cookies I varied the recipe slightly from the original by adding almonds instead of walnuts and
grinding them first in a food processor until they are in small bits so that the
nuts will
not plug up the opening of the piping bag.
If
not, I will post it here in case: 1 cup raw cashew
nuts soaked overnight in water 1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes if using powder, you can use slightly less * 1 tbsp white miso (Optional) ** 1 tsp garlic powder or fresh minced garlic 1 tsp onion powder or fresh minced onion 0.5 tsp mustard powder 0.18 tsp
ground nutmeg Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup dairy - free milk (unsweetened)