Recipes

How to soak nuts and seeds to break down phytic acid

Source:Nourishing Traditions

Soaking raw nuts and seeds is not just important, it is essential. Soaked seeds are also more nutritious and gentle on the digestion.

  • Pumpkin Seed ( 4 cups seed,2 tablespoon sea salt ,add lukewarm water & 1 tsp cayenne pepper (opt) leave overnight, leave in a warm place overnight or 7 hrs then dehydrate until dry )

  • Pecans/walnuts( 4 cups seed,2 tablespoon sea salt,lukewarm water , leave in a warm place overnight or 7 hrs then dehydrate until dry )

  • Peanuts/Hazelnuts/Almond/macadamia ( 4 cups ,1 tablespoon sea salt ,lukewarm water, leave in a warm place overnight or 7 hrs then dehydrate until dry )

  • Cashews ( 4 cups ,1 tablespoon sea salt ,lukewarm water, leave in a warm place ,only soak for 6 hrs not more than that otherwise it becomes slimy, dehydrate until dry )

  • Mix oats with raw whey in a 1:1 ratio (if you don’t have whey, you can use buttermilk, or water plus lemon juice or ACV)

  • Let the mixture sit at room temp for 12-24 hours.

  • Rinse the oats

  • Dehydrate in dehydrator or under sun

  • Soak nuts like Almond, walnut, cashew etc as above

  • Make Trail Mix oats and nuts with required amount of raw honey

  • Warm raw milk ( not hot as milk will loose its nutrient)

  • Add Trail Mix to milk and let it sand for 10 mins

Quick Oats cereal ( remove anit-nutrient )