Comments on: Almond Milk Recipe – The Creamiest Of Them All

By: admin

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:25:36 +0000

Welcome Christine,
I’m glad you found this almond milk recipe! I’m afraid we don’t have any other recipes to share at this time regarding using the leftover pulp. We find it to be such a good addition to our family farm’s compost pile, we just haven’t found anything to do with it. But…if your girls eat a hot cereal for breakfast, you might try adding a spoon of the pulverized nuts to it for an extra nutiness. Good luck!
Mim

By: Christine T.

Christine T. — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:26:13 +0000

I’m looking forward to giving this recipe a try. I think my daughters would have fun removing the outer layer of the almonds once they’ve cooled.

Thank you for including a recipe for using the leftover pulp. I’m wondering if you have any other recipes/uses for it. I can’t see wasting all that good “stuff.”

By: admin

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:10:35 +0000

Hi Again, Momma2,
I am so delighted that the recipe worked out for your little girl. That’s excellent news, and glad to know you can see how much money making your own almond milk will save you.

I’m sorry, but we don’t have a recipe for almond milk yogurt. That’s not something we’ve ever tried to make.

Regarding bread – basic bread as it has been made historically and is still made in places like San Francisco, Italy and France, does not contain milk. Basic bread has just 4 ingredients – flour, yeast, water and salt. We don’t have a recipe to share with you, but look up an honest, simple recipe for french bread or basic wheat bread and you should be able to find hundreds to choose from. Breads that use milk are going for a different finished loaf, but in my opinion from all of the years of my life when I was still eating wheat and making my own bread, the loaves with just those 4 basic ingredients are actually the best.

Hope this helps, and thank you for coming back to let us know that the almond milk recipe worked for your daughter. We’re truly happy!
Mim

By: momma2cowhaters

momma2cowhaters — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:43:59 +0000

I MADE ALMOND MILK TONIGHT!! I went with soaking them and then rinsing with really hot water. Then blended 1 cup almonds w/ 4cups water then strained and blended pulp with 3 more cups of water and it came out a good consistancy for her if i put a slow flow nipple on her bottle she really likes it but my son does not so i need to make it more rich for him since he is used to the store bought. oh and raw almonds happened to be on sale at our local market so i paid 4.31 after tax for a lb and it will yield roughly 168oz vs paying 3.29 BEFORE taxes for silk almond at 64oz really can be a money saver!! oh i was wondering if you had a recipe for almond yogurt and i should have clarified on the bread she can have wheat but not dairy so can i make a bread with almond milk? oh and im sooo eager to make some brown rice milk for myself i love brown rice and really should get away from the cow dairy. TY soo much for the recipe and all of your advice! my little girl fell fast asleep with her homemade organic raw almond milk that mommy made for her such a wonderful feeling!!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:08:35 +0000

Welcome Momma2,
I’m so sorry to hear about your daughter’s challenges. With problems as difficult as dysphagia and aspiration, my advice is that you will need to experiment seriously with this almond milk recipe on your own before giving any of it to your daughter. Not knowing just how thick it has to be for her, this isn’t something we can offer you advice about, but perhaps the addition of chia seeds or agar or some other natural thickening agent would be a good place to start with thickening the liquid until it reaches a consistency identical to the packaged stuff you know she can drink??? Just a suggestion. Because of her special needs, you will need to do a special amount of experimentation.

Almonds can be stored in airtight containers in the refrigerator for at least several months (some sources say 2 years but I wouldn’t like to keep them for that long). You could buy some big lidded glass jars and store quite a few.

Regarding bread, unfortunately, there is no recipe for almond bread that can replace wheat bread. If your daughter can eat wheat, your challenge will be to find a bread that does not contain soy lecithin (most commercial breads contain this ingredient or some other form of soy).

I sincerely hope that you can find a skilled and compassionate nutritionist to work with to make sure that both your children are getting adequately hydrated and nourished. Especially at your daughter’s young age, building up a daily diet of adequate nutrition is obviously critical and please allow us to send you prayers for your children’s health.

Mim

By: momma2cowhaters

momma2cowhaters — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:17:27 +0000

First off I just HAD to come up with a sarcastic name for this post. I love the simplicity of your recipe, have not tried making raw almond milk yet though. My son and daughter have cow dairy soy and beef intolerance which can be VERY rough! Whats even harder is my daughter has dysphagia(swallowing problems), aspiration, and GERD. I took her off of formula at 12 months and straight to almond milk(store) and she has done SO much better and now I want to take it to the next level not to mention my son and daughter will drink almond milk over ANYTHING else! So my daughter cannot have anything to drink BUT milk. Store bought almond milk has a thick enough consistancy that it works for her and she doesnt aspirate into her lungs. So I am wondering how should I adjust this recipe? I know you said more almonds but what would you consider to be a good amount? Secondly she LOVES yogurt and can tolerate small amounts of cow yogurt (idk why lol) BUT i would just love to make some almond yogurt for her, do you have a recipe? Her diet mainly consists of solid foods due to her medical issues but I just love the idea of homemade almond milk because I would be using water! I just feel like she isnt hydrated enough …OH! One more thing. I would want to buy as much almonds as possible at a time so i can use them when she needs the milk cause u never know when she will have a growth spurt and do nothing but drink her milkies! So in doing so how would I store these for a good amount of time? Thank you so much! OH and she loves pb sandwiches but alternative bread is just not good or affordable how can i eliminate this with the use of almond instead?

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By: jazzifeet

jazzifeet — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:17:13 +0000

thank you for ALL this information. can vanilla bean be used?

By: HappyVeggie

HappyVeggie — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:16:58 +0000

I decided to make my own almond milk just to try it, thanks for a great recipe. I use a vitamix and end up with almond “silt” rather than nut pieces! Anyone else experience this? I have to strain the milk a few times because it is unpleasant in coffee and tea. Otherwise I am thrilled to have a milk alternative! Thanks again.

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