Bakers Update

So Ive been busy, lazy or whatever you may call it doing random things to keep you posted. So far lets see what has happened. Peach cobblers, chocolate cakes, pound cakes and farmers market trips. As usual I made a trip to the farmers market last weekend and loaded up on a cart full of groceries. Mostly all fruit and a few veggies. I'm deciding on changing up my approach to a more or semi healthy aspect when it comes to food. Literally going back into an old school period. Scratch to the core for pretty much everything. I picked up some almonds that day and decided to make my own almond milk. Surprisingly its just as good as the ones you find in stores, but a little better for you fore it doesn't have all the preservative and high sodium levels. Below is a recipe for your own homemade almond milk!

Almond Milk

For every cup of almonds you'll want to use 3 cups of water

• 1c Almonds (Raw and shelled, Not roasted fore it doesn't produce milk)
• 3c water
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• Sweetener of choice (I used honey and agave to my tasting. You can adjust to your own liking)
• 1 Tbsp Vanilla
• A Mesh bag for straining
• A coffee filter for second straining

Step 1:
Measure out 1 cup of almonds. Pour into an empty clean blender. Cover with 3 cups water. Let soak overnight.

Step 2:
Blend almonds in water until semi smooth and no chunks are left. You'll see little coarse granules which is fine.

Step 3:
Strain milk into fine mesh bag. And then again in the coffee filter. Making sure to squeeze as much milk out as you can. You can save the left over almond pulp for future use. This is however optional of course.

Step 4:
Put the blender in the fridge with cover still on. Let bloom for 24 hours. A frothy looking foam will appear which is normal. Once shaken or reblended it'll disappear.

Step 5:
Add salt, Vanilla, sweetener and blend. Store in fridge until use.

Step 6:
Enjoy!


The leftover almond pulp can be used in many different ways.
Me, I used it in my cornmeal mixture when I fried some fish. You can dry it out even further and grind it some more to make almond flour. You can add it to muffin mixture or cake batters to give it a more nutty taste. The uses for it are limitless.