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Best Almond Milk
I've owned a soymilk maker for a while, and I've used it to make almond milk, which worked. However, for Thanksgiving I needed to make some at my mom's house, so I made it the old fashioned way. I soaked the raw almonds for 12+ hours, then blended it in the blender (1 cup almonds with 2 or 3 cups water), then filter and squeeze through cheesecloth. It ended up tasting so creamy and sweet, way better than any store-bought or machine-made almond milk.
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Comment from: Vicki [Visitor]
Melissa, thanks for blogging about this! We had snow the other day and a request for hot cocoa after playing in the cold. I splurged and used more almonds than most recipes call for and made a great creamy cocoa! I think you did this, too. I didn't have time to soak the almonds. I put the almonds with skins in the blender and pressed grind for a bit, then I added almost boiling water. I processed it gradually pressing to go faster and faster. Finally, I strained it with a coffee filter. I didn't have enough water, so I added goop back into the blender, added a bit more nearly boiling water, filtered and presto magnifico, made a great cup of hot cocoa.
12/08/09 @ 00:40
Comment from: Pinoy [Visitor] · http://pinoy-pride.com/
I tried to make this recipe and it turned out really great. I will definitely make it again some time soon. Thank you for sharing such an interesting and informative article. - Pinoy
01/15/10 @ 13:20
Comment from: The Garden Gal [Visitor] · http://gardengal.info
I find the store bought varieties way too thick.
//I totally agree, they feel almost slimy to me. They really don't need to add gums to it, but they do. My favorite is silk's pure almond, not as good as homemade, but no known avoids...gellan gum is unrated, but sounds like it belongs in a lab, not in food. Locust bean gum is actually beneficial for some types, so that one is OK...when I'm away from my blender. -Melissa
//I totally agree, they feel almost slimy to me. They really don't need to add gums to it, but they do. My favorite is silk's pure almond, not as good as homemade, but no known avoids...gellan gum is unrated, but sounds like it belongs in a lab, not in food. Locust bean gum is actually beneficial for some types, so that one is OK...when I'm away from my blender. -Melissa
02/20/12 @ 13:06
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