Nuts are packed with vitamins and minerals.Many people like to soak nuts before eating them, because the nuts may be more bioavailable after soaking.Making nut milks and nut butters involves soaking the nuts.You don't need much to soak, just nuts, water and salt.
Step 1: Place the nuts in water.
Place your nuts in the bowl.An extra 2 inches (5 cm) of water is needed to completely cover the nuts.Sprinkle in the salt and stir the nuts.You can soak as many nuts as you want.You can use a small amount of salt per cup of nuts.You can use this method to soak seeds, beans, grains, and legumes.
Step 2: Take the nuts and put them in a container.
If you're not sure, soak the nuts for 12 to 24 hours.The nuts should be placed in a dark place.For almonds, Brazil nuts, and cashews, the soaking time is 12 hours.
Step 3: Pick up the water and rinse it away.
You can drain the water from the nuts by pouring them into a strainer.Run water over the nuts.Remove excess water from the nuts by laying them on a clean towel.
Step 4: Don't eat the nuts.
You can eat your nuts once they are soaked.Many people prefer the texture of nuts that have been dehydrated.If you don't have a dehydrator, place the nuts on a baking sheet and roast them in the oven at the lowest temperature.Spread the nuts out on the trays and arrange them in the dehydrator.The dehydrator should be turned on to 150 F.Check the nuts for doneness after 12 hours of dehydration.You can dehydrate crunchier nuts for an additional three to 12 hours.
Step 5: Store leftovers and enjoy the nuts.
Store the nuts in the refrigerator for two weeks.The nuts can be kept in the freezer for up to two months.You can eat your nuts within 24 hours if you store them in the refrigerator.
Step 6: It's possible to make nut butters.
They are great on toast, fruit, ice cream, pancakes, and other foods.It is possible to use nut butters for sauces, soups, and other dishes.Almond, peanut, and cashews are some of the most popular nut butters.Blending different types of nuts is possible.
Step 7: Make your own nut milks.
Almond milk and cashews are great non-dairy alternatives to cow's milk, and you can make your own at home with soaked nuts.You can drink it plain, add it to coffees, teas, and smoothies and use it in baked goods once you have made your milk.
Step 8: Try some chocolate-coated almonds.
These delicious treats combine soaked and dehydrated almonds with chocolate, making them a tasty dessert for any occasion, a lovely gift, or a delicious topping for ice cream, cakes, and other desserts.
Step 9: It is possible to make your own pralines.
Pralines are a delicious and decadent treat that combine nuts and sugar to make a nut.You can eat pralines plain, put them on ice cream, bake them into cakes, or add them to salads and soups.
Step 10: You should soak your lentil.
Grains, seeds, beans, and legumes are soaked in a small amount of water and then sprouted.The first step in the process is soaking.You can put lentils, seeds, or beans in a jar.The jar should be filled with water.Place the jar in its mouth with an elastic and cover it with a piece of cloth.The lentils should be in the water for 12 hours.
Step 11: The lentils need to be drained and washed.
The jar should be removed after 12 hours of soaking.Put an inverted strainer into the opening of the jar and drain out the water.Attach the lid to the jar with clean water.Put the strainer over the mouth of the jar and give the lentils a shake to rinse them.
Step 12: Place the lentils in a sunny location.
The mouth of the mason jar needs to be secured.Spread the lentils out by shaking the jar on its side.For two to four days, place the jar in a warm, sunny location.When the sprout tail is the same length as the original grain, bean, or seed, it's ready to eat.
Step 13: As lentils grow, rinse them frequently.
After eight to 12 hours of germinating, rinse and drain the lentils.If you want to return the lentils to their sunny location, you have to cover the jar again and turn it on its side.The rinsing and draining process needs to be done two to three times a day.
Step 14: Enjoy your food and store leftovers.
You can eat them plain, add them to salads, put them on sandwiches, or enjoy them in a variety of ways.Leftover food should be kept in a sealed bag in the fridge.You can keep fresh sprout in the fridge for up to seven days.