Soaking Nuts

This was my first attempt at soaking nuts and it was a lot easier than I had expected. Well, I suppose when I say easier, what I really mean is convenient because I've never been a great planner when it comes to preparing food.

I found a recipe I wanted to try that called for raw almonds and I purchased the raw almonds. But when it came time for me to make the recipe, the directions required you to soak the raw almonds first.

When looking for how long to soak almonds, I learned you soak them for about eight to twelve hours! And then dry them for another twelve to fifteen hours! Like I said, I'm not a great planner when it comes to preparing food. Argh!

So last night around 8:00 p.m., I gathered the almonds I had and poured them all into a bowl. I covered them with water and placed the cover on. By the time I went to bed, I had completely forgotten about them.

This morning I woke up and after making my breakfast and busying myself with a few other things, I noticed the bowl of almonds sitting on my kitchen shelf. When I removed the cover, the almonds were almost to the top of the bowl and the water no longer covered them. Looking at the count-up on the timer, it had been close to twelve hours.

I placed the almonds on the four racks of my dehydrater and once again started my timer's count-up. I will leave it run until I am ready for bed before I remove them and freeze them for future use in that recipe I wanted to try. All-in-all this was very time consuming but very easy peasy. And definitely needs to be planned ahead of time. Happy soaking!

Update:

I have to admit that before I soaked and dried the almonds, I didn't expect them to taste any different. Actually, I had anticipated not even bothering with it at all to save time by using them raw. However, after reading that they are harder to digest raw, I decided to give it a try. Guess what? They taste awesome! In fact, my husband has been eating them steady and I'm afraid by the time I get around to making that recipe, they will all be devoured!


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