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Soaked and Dehydrated Nuts (traditionally prepared)

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Soaking and Dehydrating nuts
The salt and soaking make the almonds not too salty, and easier to digest. We do the same with pecans and it pulls out the slight bitterness that you expect from eating pecans. We buy one or two bags of nuts at Costco once a month and eat them as snacks all month long. I love them in muffins, breads, and cookies too.

These are okay for The Maker’s Diet phase one.

Crispy Almonds, Pecans, etc

Course: Staples
Cuisine: GAPS Diet, Gluten Free, Paleo, SCD
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 day
Total Time: 1 day 10 minutes
Author: Cara Comini
By soaking nuts in salt water, we help them to be easier to digest while also reducing bitterness and infusing them with a faint salty taste that is absolutely delicious
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Ingredients

  • 1 + pounds raw almonds walnuts, cashews, etc
  • 1 tablespoon unrefined sea salt
  • filtered water to cover

Instructions

  1. To soak nuts: Place 2-3 lbs raw nuts in a large bowl (they will swell, so only fill 2/3 full, using another bowl if needed). Add 2 tablespoons sea salt and cover the nuts with filtered water. Allow to soak overnight at room temperature (on the counter). No need to cover.
  2. To dry:
  3. Drain in a colander and start dehydrating the nuts you soaked last night, or roast in a pan as low as your oven will go. Dehydrate all day.

 

I have a 1-1/2 gallon berkey that I use to filter all our drinking water
I have a 1-1/2 gallon Berkey that I use to filter all our drinking water

 

*** For reminders to soak and dehydrate your nuts, as well as other preparation instructions needed for grain free meals, see Grain Free Meal Plans to save time in the kitchen!

(Purchase already soaked nuts and seeds here)

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  1. Shannon

    June 23, 2010 at 11:06 pm

    So I am making crispy almonds from NT but my oven doesn’t go down to 150 degrees. I have them in the oven with the light on – but I’m not so sure this will do the trick. Been in over 12 hours and still have moisture and not crunchy. Any one have any suggestions/ideas?

    Reply
    • Kirsten

      January 10, 2011 at 4:38 pm

      Shannon,
      I thought my oven only went down to 170, and that is true on the “bake” setting. But it also has a “keep warm” button that I can set even lower. Maybe yours has one?

      Reply
    • JulieCC

      July 24, 2013 at 12:36 pm

      I culture yogurt in my oven with just the light on. It’s surprising how much heat it puts off.

      If your oven won’t go very low, you can always crack the door while it’s on the lowest heat level.

      Reply
  2. Cara

    June 23, 2010 at 11:43 pm

    I might try putting them in the oven on whatever the lowest setting is. I do mine in the dehydrator now, but when I did them in the oven I think it usually took 12+ hours. They will crisp a little as they cool too.

    Reply
  3. Miriam

    February 13, 2013 at 10:03 am

    Whenever I see instructions that say “soak overnight” I wonder how long they mean? I only my dehydrator overnight (not during the day) because I try to use any discretionary hydro during the low-peak time (we are on time of use hydro). If I soaked them for say 8 hours during the day would that be long enough or should I soak them longer? Would it be all right to soak them overnight and then lay them in the dehydrator but not turn it on until evening?

    Reply
  4. merijayd

    March 17, 2013 at 12:09 am

    Has anyone used the hanging raw food non-electric pantry dryer to dry nuts? I just ordered one to try. Can one dry the nuts for crispy nuts at lower temperatures than 150?

    Reply
  5. Charlene Regan

    June 25, 2013 at 8:45 am

    Why is it important to soak the nuts before using?

    Reply
  6. Jessica

    February 3, 2019 at 5:30 am

    Thanks for this! What temperature for the dehydrator ?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Cara

      February 3, 2019 at 10:03 am

      I usually just do them on high :)

      Reply

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