Re: Almond milk/flour

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Unless you are need the almonds as a flour because you need it crumbly, 'butter' is fine for baking. Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me of this!! That's what I"ll have to do. I guess for breading things, I can just keep a little digestive wellness almond flour on hand. The texture of any type of nut meal drives me bonkers. I sit there and nibble at each little nut piece with my front teeth until there are no more chunks, so it takes forever to eat =) Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day

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Well, you can use almond butter in exactly the same proportions as nut flour in your baking. So what's the problem?Yeah, I forgot about that!! I'm excited now =) But flour would still be necessary for breading meat, or making apple crisp, or stuff like that. Hopefully I'll be fine with small amounts for that. Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day

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Well, you can use almond butter in exactly the same proportions as nut flour in your baking. So what's the problem?Yeah, I forgot about that!! I'm excited now =) But flour would still be necessary for breading meat, or making apple crisp, or stuff like that. Hopefully I'll be fine with small amounts for that. Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day

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Alyssa,"I

can't say whether this is true for nut/almond flour as well, but it

seems like using the coconut to make flour after making coconut milk

wouldn't be any better or worse than buying the premade stuff."Thanks! Now I feel better about trying it.AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 9:59:06 PMSubject: Re: Almond milk/flour

"You're not supposed to use the almond pulp, already strained foralmond milk, for almond flour, because it's mostly fibre and lackingthe nutrients."Base on your reply to Alyssa regarding almonds, can you advise me on coconut? I regularly make coconut milk with dessicated coconut. I have tried dehydrating it to grind, but my dry blade VitaMix finds it a bit oily to grind into a fine powder so I was going to try using a grain mill that can handle oily seeds/nuts. Would the same hold try about the coconut as the almonds? Should I not reuse the

coconut after making milk?Honestly, I think commercial coconut flour that you would buy pre-made is probably just the leftover fiber/protein after extracting the oil and such. Here's the first sentence describing the TT coconut flour on their website:"Tropical Traditions organic coconut flour is fiber from the coconut meat after most of the oil has been extracted to make Virgin Coconut Oil."I can't say whether this is true for nut/almond flour as well, but it seems like using the coconut to make flour after making coconut milk wouldn't be any better or worse than buying the premade stuff.Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day

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Alyssa,"I

can't say whether this is true for nut/almond flour as well, but it

seems like using the coconut to make flour after making coconut milk

wouldn't be any better or worse than buying the premade stuff."Thanks! Now I feel better about trying it.AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 9:59:06 PMSubject: Re: Almond milk/flour

"You're not supposed to use the almond pulp, already strained foralmond milk, for almond flour, because it's mostly fibre and lackingthe nutrients."Base on your reply to Alyssa regarding almonds, can you advise me on coconut? I regularly make coconut milk with dessicated coconut. I have tried dehydrating it to grind, but my dry blade VitaMix finds it a bit oily to grind into a fine powder so I was going to try using a grain mill that can handle oily seeds/nuts. Would the same hold try about the coconut as the almonds? Should I not reuse the

coconut after making milk?Honestly, I think commercial coconut flour that you would buy pre-made is probably just the leftover fiber/protein after extracting the oil and such. Here's the first sentence describing the TT coconut flour on their website:"Tropical Traditions organic coconut flour is fiber from the coconut meat after most of the oil has been extracted to make Virgin Coconut Oil."I can't say whether this is true for nut/almond flour as well, but it seems like using the coconut to make flour after making coconut milk wouldn't be any better or worse than buying the premade stuff.Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day

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Alyssa,Or you could just dry leftover bread and then crush it for breadcrumbs for breading and making crumble toppings.AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 10:14:14 PMSubject: Re: Almond milk/flour

Well, you can use almond butter in exactly the same proportions as nut flour in your baking. So what's the problem?Yeah, I forgot about that!! I'm excited now =) But flour would still be necessary for breading meat, or making apple crisp, or stuff like that. Hopefully I'll be fine with small amounts for that. Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day

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Alyssa,Or you could just dry leftover bread and then crush it for breadcrumbs for breading and making crumble toppings.AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Mon, March 22, 2010 10:14:14 PMSubject: Re: Almond milk/flour

Well, you can use almond butter in exactly the same proportions as nut flour in your baking. So what's the problem?Yeah, I forgot about that!! I'm excited now =) But flour would still be necessary for breading meat, or making apple crisp, or stuff like that. Hopefully I'll be fine with small amounts for that. Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day

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If you have frozen muffins or something, you can let it thaw out, crumble it up, let it dry out then toast it very low for a crumble topping.  Same thing for savory bread crumbs just make sure it's a very thin layer to toast.  Some people use crushed pork rinds to get a really crispy coating (haven't tried it).  For fish, I've used a beaten egg or olive oil, coarse salt and lemon to make it crispy but this won't work for all fish.  I used catfish and it worked great, other fish just dried out.  I bake it in a non-stick pan in the oven until it's brown.

 

Btw, if you try the pork rinds, check the archives for sweet recipes that use crunchy.  They say you can't taste the pork at all.

 

Debbie 40 cd

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If you have frozen muffins or something, you can let it thaw out, crumble it up, let it dry out then toast it very low for a crumble topping.  Same thing for savory bread crumbs just make sure it's a very thin layer to toast.  Some people use crushed pork rinds to get a really crispy coating (haven't tried it).  For fish, I've used a beaten egg or olive oil, coarse salt and lemon to make it crispy but this won't work for all fish.  I used catfish and it worked great, other fish just dried out.  I bake it in a non-stick pan in the oven until it's brown.

 

Btw, if you try the pork rinds, check the archives for sweet recipes that use crunchy.  They say you can't taste the pork at all.

 

Debbie 40 cd

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Or you could just dry leftover bread and then crush it for breadcrumbs for breading and making crumble toppings.Ohhhh, that's a good idea! Then I could still use my soaked nut butter to make the bread! Very good idea, thanks =) Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day

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Or you could just dry leftover bread and then crush it for breadcrumbs for breading and making crumble toppings.Ohhhh, that's a good idea! Then I could still use my soaked nut butter to make the bread! Very good idea, thanks =) Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day