ACORNS AND OAKS
From little acorns great oaks grow, but not around here. I make mine into a kibble like
grain to have on muesli.
Here are the four steps.
1. The husks at the front are what I have removed from the acorns. I trim the top and bottom of each acorn and then cut in half lengthways.
2. The jar on the right hand side contains the acorn kernels cut in half and soaking which they do for about 10 days changing the water each day. Once the water is clear and not tasting of tannin you can go to step 3.
3. The jar on the right hand side is after I have used the stick blender to whizz them up. Like the first jar, they will be rinsed every day until they are clear, and pleasant tasting.
4. I can then empty out the water and leave the kibble in the fridge... I use about a tablespoon on muesli, or in a cake, or anything else I can think of. It is a good source of starch, and tastes nicely nutty.
You can take this a step further and make it into flour - I don't. There are other substitutes that taste better.
grain to have on muesli.
Here are the four steps.
1. The husks at the front are what I have removed from the acorns. I trim the top and bottom of each acorn and then cut in half lengthways.
2. The jar on the right hand side contains the acorn kernels cut in half and soaking which they do for about 10 days changing the water each day. Once the water is clear and not tasting of tannin you can go to step 3.
3. The jar on the right hand side is after I have used the stick blender to whizz them up. Like the first jar, they will be rinsed every day until they are clear, and pleasant tasting.
4. I can then empty out the water and leave the kibble in the fridge... I use about a tablespoon on muesli, or in a cake, or anything else I can think of. It is a good source of starch, and tastes nicely nutty.
You can take this a step further and make it into flour - I don't. There are other substitutes that taste better.
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