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Soaked Grain Recipes: A Gallery from Everywhere!

February 25th, 2011 · 41 Comments · Recipes

Welcome to an awesome resource in the making. I’ve done a lot of poking into the subject of soaking grains, and through it all I’ve continued soaking, sprouting, and souring my baked goods. The most common question when people first hear about the idea of “soaking grains” isn’t usually “why?” but “how?” People get this [...]

Soaking Grains vs. Sprouting: Which is Best?

February 24th, 2011 · 25 Comments · Science of Nutrition

It’s a one word post, right? Which is best? I should just go right to "answer" and sign off for the night. I wish. As with most nutritional questions, there are approximately 5,390 sides to this question, many of which are individual to each person, which multiplies that number by 7 billion. Let’s amble through [...]

Soaking Grains Exploration: Lectins Present Yet Another Problem

February 21st, 2011 · 9 Comments · Science of Nutrition

As if the landscape of eating grains wasn’t already confusing enough: Refined or whole? Will white flour spike my blood sugar? Will whole grains leach my minerals? Sift the bran? Will whole grains cause cavities? Freshly milled or store bought? Soaked? sprouted? soured? What’s the most nutritious? How much phytic acid is there? Enough phytase? [...]

Is Your Flour Wet? Get Your Goodies Ready for a Soaked Grain Recipe Round-Up!

February 11th, 2011 · 36 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition

I’m tossing around titles in my head, but “Is Your Flour Wet?” kind of cracks me up for an eBook filled with soaked grain recipes. It seems to me that the most common misconception when people first hear of the technique of ‘soaking’ their grains is that they have to drown their flour and somehow [...]

Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat: Our Favorite “Happy” Rolls (no. 4)

February 1st, 2011 · 76 Comments · Recipes

Sometimes the answer might be right under your nose. I’m pretty sure this recipe is the winner so far in my book, and it’s one I’ve made for a few years now as rolls and hamburger buns. It’s featured as THE soaked bun recipe in the Family Camping Handbook. I found it at The Happy [...]

Soaking Grains Exploration: What is the pH of your Favorite Soaking Medium?

January 20th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Science of Nutrition

If I had a nickel for every time I wished I had a science lab at my house, and the knowledge to put it to good use… The trouble with yearning to know more about how (and if) some of the traditional foods practices work is that there aren’t a lot of companies who profit [...]

Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat: Claudia’s Bread (no. 3)

January 18th, 2011 · 23 Comments · Recipes

When I first announced this series last summer, one of my readers eagerly sent her two favorite recipes my way. I tried both of them for our camping trips this summer as the sandwich bread or buns in my Family Camping Handbook meal plan. That means this was the very first recipe I tested for [...]