So glad to “meet” you through Simply Natural Saturdays! We’ve experimented a bit with nut butters but I hadn’t looked up an actual how-to or recipe. Looks like you have us completely covered. Thanks so much!
Here’s a question, with a bit of a preamble, I’m afraid: We live in California, where the law requires almonds to be “pasteurized,” which means they’ve been cooked somehow. Even the almonds I buy that are labeled “raw” have to have gone through some germ-killing heating process. My question is: Can I still soak these cooked almonds as I would raw? Or should I not soak? Perhaps the cooking changed the phytates?
Thank you again for this guide. Much appreciated! I’m sharing on my Facebook page, “Cooking with Whole Grains & Real Whole Foods.”
Hi, Kathryn! Sorry for the super late response. I posted about it in a natural bloggers group I belong to and it took a bit to come to an answer. According to the experts (like the author of Nourishing Traditions), YES, the nuts should still be soaked. 🙂 Hope this helps!
So glad to “meet” you through Simply Natural Saturdays! We’ve experimented a bit with nut butters but I hadn’t looked up an actual how-to or recipe. Looks like you have us completely covered. Thanks so much!
Here’s a question, with a bit of a preamble, I’m afraid: We live in California, where the law requires almonds to be “pasteurized,” which means they’ve been cooked somehow. Even the almonds I buy that are labeled “raw” have to have gone through some germ-killing heating process. My question is: Can I still soak these cooked almonds as I would raw? Or should I not soak? Perhaps the cooking changed the phytates?
Thank you again for this guide. Much appreciated! I’m sharing on my Facebook page, “Cooking with Whole Grains & Real Whole Foods.”
Hi, Kathryn! Sorry for the super late response. I posted about it in a natural bloggers group I belong to and it took a bit to come to an answer. According to the experts (like the author of Nourishing Traditions), YES, the nuts should still be soaked. 🙂 Hope this helps!
Thanks so much, and thanks to your group as well.