Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 The last couple of months I've purchased raw almond butter at health food stores or on the internet, but I can see this can get really expensive. Does anyone know how I would make this myself? Also, are sprouts supposed to smell badly? I've sprouted sunflower seeds(my favorite) and alfalfa and they smelled fine, but a few other things I've tried to sprout really smell. Is that normal for some things? Sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Sun, I found a recipe on the net at rawfoods.com posted by Jim Brandt for Almond Butter. 4 tbsp Almond Flour 1 tbsp flax flour 1-2 tbsp olive oil orange or almond extract flavor to taste (optional). Make fresh every time, or refrigerate. The longer it sits the more oil is absorbed. Use more oil to make it more spreadable. I actually made peanutbutter instead of almond butter ... a friend sent me some raw peanuts, so I pulverised them in the vitamix, added some olive oil, and viola - peanut butter. It was okay. I also tried this with peanuts by grinding the peanuts in my greenstar then mixing with oil .. a bit more grainy texture, but okay. In one of the batches I added a bit of walnut oil -- that was good too. I haven't tried it yet with almonds. Regarding sprouts: I have 8 varieties (jars) going right now. Yes, the sprouts should smell good. In one of my sprouting books, it mentions that occasionally you get a few bad seeds, and the whole batch will turn. Just dump the batch and start over. (The Sprouting Book by Ann Wigmore). What sprouts aren't working for you? Cheers terry rawfood , sunflowersupreme <no_reply> wrote: > > The last couple of months I've purchased raw almond butter at health > food stores or on the internet, but I can see this can get really > expensive. Does anyone know how I would make this myself? > > Also, are sprouts supposed to smell badly? I've sprouted sunflower > seeds(my favorite) and alfalfa and they smelled fine, but a few other > things I've tried to sprout really smell. Is that normal for some > things? Sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 There might have been a cracked seed in the bunch and when you soaked them it may have started fermenting. That can really stink. Or maybe you bought a bad batch of seeds. Did they float when you put them in water? That usually means they're no good.--- In rawfood , sunflowersupreme <no_reply> wrote: > > The last couple of months I've purchased raw almond butter at health > food stores or on the internet, but I can see this can get really > expensive. Does anyone know how I would make this myself? > > Also, are sprouts supposed to smell badly? I've sprouted sunflower > seeds(my favorite) and alfalfa and they smelled fine, but a few other > things I've tried to sprout really smell. Is that normal for some > things? Sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Also for the almond butter throw a couple of pounds of raw almonds in your juicer if you have a really good one and when it comes out in a butter consistency add a little sea salt if you like. --- In rawfood , sunflowersupreme <no_reply> wrote: > > The last couple of months I've purchased raw almond butter at health > food stores or on the internet, but I can see this can get really > expensive. Does anyone know how I would make this myself? > > Also, are sprouts supposed to smell badly? I've sprouted sunflower > seeds(my favorite) and alfalfa and they smelled fine, but a few other > things I've tried to sprout really smell. Is that normal for some > things? Sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Terry, I have a GreenStar too. I am wondering what you mean by grinding? And which screen do you use? I'm finding it somewhat tricky to put nuts through How do you do it? Sasha ---- rawfood 12/20/04 18:40:33 rawfood [Raw Food] Re: Raw almond butter & Smelly Sprouts Sun, I found a recipe on the net at rawfoods.com posted by Jim Brandt for Almond Butter. 4 tbsp Almond Flour 1 tbsp flax flour 1-2 tbsp olive oil orange or almond extract flavor to taste (optional). Make fresh every time, or refrigerate. The longer it sits the more oil is absorbed. Use more oil to make it more spreadable. I actually made peanutbutter instead of almond butter ... a friend sent me some raw peanuts, so I pulverised them in the vitamix, added some olive oil, and viola - peanut butter. It was okay. I also tried this with peanuts by grinding the peanuts in my greenstar then mixing with oil .. a bit more grainy texture, but okay. In one of the batches I added a bit of walnut oil -- that was good too. I haven't tried it yet with almonds. Regarding sprouts: I have 8 varieties (jars) going right now. Yes, the sprouts should smell good. In one of my sprouting books, it mentions that occasionally you get a few bad seeds, and the whole batch will turn. Just dump the batch and start over. (The Sprouting Book by Ann Wigmore). What sprouts aren't working for you? Cheers terry rawfood , sunflowersupreme <no_reply> wrote: > > The last couple of months I've purchased raw almond butter at health > food stores or on the internet, but I can see this can get really > expensive. Does anyone know how I would make this myself? > > Also, are sprouts supposed to smell badly? I've sprouted sunflower > seeds(my favorite) and alfalfa and they smelled fine, but a few other > things I've tried to sprout really smell. Is that normal for some > things? Sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 I can't remember if they floated or not, or if any were cracked. I'll keep my eyes open for that next time. They smelled so bad I had to throw them all out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 The only juicer I have now is a really cheap one from Walmart. I'll give it a try but I'm afraid they may get stuck. The power is not the greatest. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Hi Terry thanks for posting this recipe. Is the almond flour made of ground almonds(i'm new to all this)? Also what is the greenstar? I need to go shopping for a few items maybe I should add this to my list. The sprouts which smelled bad were millet, rye, and buckwheat. I had to open the windows to get the odor out and it's winter here in the midwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Sun, yes, the flour is ground up almonds. I grind it in my vitamix (dry container). The greenstar is a juicer than can do other things than make juice. I'm very new at using it, and am not sure how much I really like it as yet. It's quite expensive, so not something you would find at a local store. I ordered it through discount juicers on the internet. I have't tried to sprout millet, rye, or buckwheat yet. I do have some wheatberry, but haven't used it yet. I'll give it a try soon and let you know what the experience was. So far I sprout broccoli, radish, clover, salad mix, alfalfa, sunflower, mung bean, and lentils. I use widemouth glass quart canning jars, rinse them twice a day, and so far all is well - they all smell just fine. No kidding it is winter in the midwest. I'm in St. Louis and snow is predicted for tomorrow with the temps dropping into the single digits. brrrrrrrrr cheers terry rawfood , sunflowersupreme <no_reply> wrote: > > Hi Terry thanks for posting this recipe. Is the almond flour made of > ground almonds(i'm new to all this)? Also what is the greenstar? I > need to go shopping for a few items maybe I should add this to my > list. The sprouts which smelled bad were millet, rye, and buckwheat. > I had to open the windows to get the odor out and it's winter here in > the midwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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