Nut, Seed, Oat Milk Cooking Tips And Recipes

Milk shelves in stores full. Soy, nut, almond and rice milk are also available. Can it really replace cow's milk? In addition, these alternatives are relatively expensive, so you can try to cook at home.

In fact, it is neither soy nor rice or nut milk, and it would be more appropriate to call the product a cocktail, a drink or an extract. Only color and consistency have in common with milk. For people who are allergic to cow's milk, it is an alternative from which to make porridge, which is added to coffee and used to prepare a variety of sweet and savory dishes. Unusual drinks are popular with vegans, but for others it is a great opportunity to introduce something new to the menu and diversify the daily diet.

What is in the composition

When studying the composition of soy, nuts, rice and other milk sold in the store, it must be said that it differs significantly from one producer to another. The key is the amount of sugar. Soy milk in particular, and those with added flavorings, has plenty of sweetness. Rarely does anyone indicate sugar in proportion to the total volume. Some drinks taste very good for children, because they are sweet and aromatic, but others taste very neutral, a little even watery, because really nothing much is added - water, a particular substance, such as rice, soy or nuts, still sunflower oil and salt. In principle, it is water mixed with 5-15% finely ground additive, so it is not clear why the price is so high. Using nut bag is the best way to make nut milk.

If such a product has become part of the daily meal, be careful of additional additives stabilizers, flavorings, acidity regulators. It cannot be said that they are harmful, but, taken in larger quantities with various products, they do not increase health.

Examining the supply, it can be concluded that the prices of different types of alternative milk drinks are very similar, but the composition and origin of the products differ significantly. Organic drink without additives is more friendly to the body, it mostly contains four raw materials - water, the specific substance nuts, soy, rice, oil and salt. The resulting oil and nuts or rice are organically grown.

In order to choose a quality product, the composition indicated on the label must be carefully studied. It is optimal for drinks sold in organic food stores.

Nut milk - we make it ourselves

Everyone can make a fresh drink from almonds, hazelnuts or rice. The end result will be enjoyable only if the water and seeds or nuts are of good quality. It is best to choose filtered or spring water without taste, while nuts and seeds should be fresh - if they have stood in store warehouses and the oil in the composition has oxidized, the drink will have a bitter taste and unpleasant smell.

The most important thing in this process is to soak the nuts in cold water for at least 10-12 hours. Then drain the water and rinse the nuts, changing the water until it is clean.

For the basic recipe, take 100 g of soaked nuts and 500 ml of water. Put the ingredients in a blender and simmer until the liquid resembles thick milk, then strain through gauze folded several times. Various additives and spices can be added to make the drink enjoyable. Honey, molasses, maple or agave syrup is used for sweetening. Of spices - vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, turmeric and nutmeg. Children like it when cocoa or keroba powder is added kerob or breadfruit powder is similar to cocoa, only without the invigorating, child's psychic irritating effect. The remaining nut thickness's can be used for biscuit and cake dough, added to soups, sauces or stews.