What's in my dehydrator....

Wanna peek at what's been inside my dehydrator over the weekend, and what is in there right now?  I have mine running for days at a time sometimes.

The above is Maple Cinnamon Buckwheat Crispies from the book Raw food/Real world by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis here .  This is when I first put it into the dehydrator.  It has a lumpy oatmeal-type consistency, and therefore goes onto the teflex sheets, which work well for liquids.  Later I will flip it over and break it into pieces.

This is the cocoa version of the buckwheat crispies...very nummy! 

 

So, this is after it has become dry on one side, and I have flipped it over and broken it into chunks to dry out all the way.  Then I break it into little bits if I want to, or leave it in big chunks to snack on.  Great for long car rides and short ones, too!

These are sprouted buckwheat groats dehydrating.  They are like little pieces of crispy rice when done, and can be added to homemade granola bars, used as topping for our yummy banana-blueberry or any flavor ice cream, thrown into earth balls, or so many other possibilities!

Dehydrated organic apples and bananas.  I now get a 40 lb. box of organic bananas from Kroger, and when I buy them in bulk like that, they give them to me at the non-organic price.  I just have to call in my order to the produce manager when I need to, and he lets me know when the truck will come in, which is usually the next day.  I wait till they are brown with spots, and then peel most of them and break them into thirds, and throw them in baggies to freeze.  Also, I dehydrate some, and they will keep for a l-o-n-g time.

Dehydrating bananas and blueberries.  The blueberries are kind of an experiment to see how long they take, and what they taste like after drying.

Crispy almonds.  I throw 2 cups of almonds into a quart size canning jar, cover them with water, and add 1 1/2 teaspoons of sea salt.  I then cover the jar with the lids, and tip over a few times to mix the salt in.  I leave it sit for about 12 hours, then drain out the water and throw the almonds on the dehydrating tray.  They are INDREDIBLE when fully dry.  I use them with raw cheese for a delicious and nutritious snack.  I use them in my nourishing granola bar recipe, as well as throwing them into earth balls, and to make crusts for desserts and all sorts of uses.

Tray #2 of crispy nuts dehydrating.  Love those almonds...rich in calcium as well as a host of other nutrients.  I make nut butters and almond milk from raw nuts that have not been dehydrated.  They don't work well for that.  However, the soaking process helps to make the nuts digestible and are the healthiest way to consume them.

Hope you enjoyed this peek into my kitchen!

Warmly,

Joy

 

Comments

[olivia]

That looks pretty good

[Joy Y.]

If they only made scratch and sniff on computer screens, Olivia! (Or scratch and taste for that matter!)

[Ceitllyn]

I was thinking about making my own mustard,have you ever tried soaking and drying mustard seeds?

[Joy Y.]

Here is a guide for how long to soak certain types of seeds...http://www.raw-food-living.com/soaking-nuts.html -mustard being one of them. I have not done this myself...let me know how it turns out cuz making your own homemade version is ALWAYS funner than buying it at wal-mart!