Natural almond milk is an unusually tasty and useful product. Without much difficulty, it is possible to prepare it at home, especially since this will require only water and almonds.
Almond Milk Preparation Recipe
To obtain almond treats, you will need:
- 1 cup of raw (!) Almond.
- 3 glasses of water.
Stages of preparation of almond milk:
- Getting milk begins with the preparation of almond nuts. For this, the product should be thoroughly flushed and pour cold water. The soaking of almonds lasts 12 hours (you can and day). This time will be enough for Nabultly nuts.
- Next merge water and remove the almond husk. To make the skin of the nut, lean almond with steep boiling water.
- In the cup of the submersible blender, send the peeled almond. Add cold boiled water. Add fluid parts. Immediately it is necessary to pour 1.5 glasses of water. We add the second part of the water after grinding almonds.
- Whip the resulting composition before obtaining a mass of homogeneous consistency.
- The resulting milk strain through the gauze (or dense linen, or cotton fabric).
- The product is ready to use.
The cleansing of almonds from the husk is not a mandatory effect during the preparation of almond milk. In the blender you can send nuts and in the peel. The taste of such milk will be more taper. The only thing that after whipping the ready mass is somewhat more difficult to strain.
Almond milk, cooked at home, can be stored in a refrigerator in a clean glass dishes for up to 3 days.
Use of almond cake
What to do with the almond husk left after the preparation of milk?
- Use for cosmetic purposes. The pressed cake can be added to moisturizing and nutrient masks for the face and neck. A good addition to the pulp of almonds will be sour cream and honey. The tool is applied to the skin for 10-15 minutes.
- Use in cooking. Almond husk will be an excellent addition to homemade sweets (oatmeal, self-cooking sweets), smoothies, salads, as well as chicken pate.
Almond milk - product benefits
- Almond milk is rich in the vitamins of the group B, as well as vitamin E. The product also present magnesium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and iron.
- The absence of cholesterol allows you to use such milk to people suffering from diseases of the cardiovascular system.
- The product does not contain lactose, which is important for people with intolerance to this substance.
- The almond milk is a full-fledged source of protein compounds of animal origin. For this reason, this product is especially recommended by people who adhere to the principles of vegetarianism.
- This type of milk is an excellent alternative to traditional cow's milk in the days of the post.
- Also, the product normalizes the secretion of gastric juice, cleans the body from slags.