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There are two blanching methods: water and steam:
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– water blanching - Fill a large saucepan about half full of water. Bring the
water to a boil and use tongs to place food directly into the water, cover
the saucepan and let it simmer for approximately 3 minutes. Remove,
drain and place on the dehydrator shelf.
– steam blanching – Using a steamer pot such as one used in Chinese
cooking, put 5-8 centimetres of water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Place the food into the steamer basket, place over the saucepan and
cover. Steam food for approximately 5 minutes, then remove and place
on the dehydrator shell.
• Nuts and seeds – nuts and seeds contain phytic acid and enzyme
inhibitors. Phytic acid is biologically necessary, as it helps safeguard the nut
or seed until proper growing conditions are present and germination can
occur.
– Prepare your nuts and seeds by soaking them in warm water (filtered
is best) and 1 tablespoon of salt to every 2 cups of raw nuts or seeds.
This will neutralize many of the enzyme inhibitors and increase the
bioavailability of many nutrients, especially B vitamins.
– Within 7-24 hours (depending on the seed or nut), many of the enzyme
inhibitors are broken down.
: Linseed, Flaxseed and Chia seeds are not suitable for soaking.
NOTE
Cashews can only be soaked for 3-6 hours as they have already been
heated to rid them of the naturally occuring toxic oil, cardol.
• Grains - for best results with dehydrating grains you will need to sprout
them beforehand, this is especially necessary when making sprouted flour.
The sprouting process occurs over a period of 2-3 days, depending on
the humidity of the surrounding air, and will involve soaking, draining and
rinsing your wheat berries in filtered water every 6-8 hours. You will need to
ensure the wheat berries are covered with a mesh or cheesecloth and set
at an angle to allow an even circulation of air for fermentation to take place.
Once the root tips have grown to 1.5cm the seeds can be spread on the
dehydrator trays, using the mesh sheets to prevent them falling through.
After the sprouted grain has been dehydrated, you can use a power blender
to make fresh sprouted flour.
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