Almond milk question

[lily]

I've been raw (in varying percentages, it has to be said) for a year now, and believe it or not, haven't made almond milk till today!

It was you, dear RP who inspired me to do this because you rave about it so often! And it was soooooo soooooooothing and delicious.

I just wanted to check I did it right. I soaked a cup of almonds in water to cover for about 6 hours, then groiund the whole lot to a creamy white consistency in my food processor.

Then I poured it through a muslin-lined sieve. When it had mostly gone through I squeeeeezed it as hard as I could until I'd got all the gorgeous creamy white milk out, then threw the remains on the compost heap.

Or would it have been better to hang it up and let it drip? I couldn't wait!

How much do you make at a time, RP?

OMG, it was good. I know I keep saying that, but, well, I'm not surprised RP and others have this every day.

lily

[Morn]

I just made my first batch the other day too and it was great! I used it to make the corn chowder in Alyssa's book and it was so wonderful and filling. It sounds like you did everything correct. However, some people add a little sweetner to it like a tablespoon of honey, etc. Don't throw out the almond meal after you strain it. Keep it cause you can use the left over almond meal in other recipes.

Best wishes to stay raw!

[lily]

Thanks, Morn. It's glorious stuff. I made some more today -- but, heck, what a lot of almond pulp is left behind! Far too much to use up if I were to make milk daily.

If RawPriestess sees this, I'd love to know what you do with all the pulp, RP, and how many almonds you use for a 'batch' of milk?

Or anyone else who makes it regularly -- but I know that RP does.

Thank you --

lily


PS It's very sustaining, just like RP said. I didn't want to eat for hours afterwards.

[RowanC]

I use the almond meal in cookies, pies, smoothies, and crackers. It's also good on your morning cereal. :)