{crunchy sprouted cinnamon buckwheat with stevia in almond milk with a dollop of coconut yogurt.}
*post by our Contributing Raw Foods Author, Teniel Moore
I have a long list of food staples I have on hand every week to make my life easier.
~Chia seeds
~Coconut flour
~Almond milk
~Freshly washed veggies
~Pre packed green juice bags, one for every day of the week
~Goodie balls
~Raw chocolate
I could go on so I’ll stop there.
But the number one thing I make every week is sprouted crunchy buckwheat.
Why?
Because it’s so easy to sprout
Buckwheat is such a versatile seed. Yes that’ right its a seed, not made from wheat as the name suggests.
~Its also gluten free.
~Its cheap to buy
~Its nutritious – a great source of easy-to-digest protein
Click here for 10 Health Benefits of Buckwheat
What you will need:
Filtered water
Large bowl for soaking
Raw buckwheat
Large strainer
Dehydrator – not essential but keeps it raw and makes them crunchy
How to:
First of all you will need to give your grains a really thorough rinse. You will see a pinkish slim as you rinse them well. You want to rinse until the water runs clear.
Now soak your grains in a large bowl filled with filtered water and cover. I do this overnight.
In the morning drain your grains and rinse really well and leave out to sit well drained in a large strainer or dehydrator mesh tray. Anything that allows water to strain through and breath will be fine.
Then again at night rinse again and drain well.
In the morning you will start to see the cutest little baby tails growing from your buckwheat. You can repeat the process another day if you like or else give a final rinse and your buckwheat is sprouted and ready to go.
{Pictured above is my buckwheat sprouting in a large mesh strainer.
I got this strainer especially for sprouting buckwheat.}
Next Step:
You can store this raw sprouted buckwheat in the fridge for a few days just as is. Its great to make raw tabouli with or use as a sprinkle on salads. It is however soft.
If you want to make it crunchy which is how I love it, you will need a dehydrator or oven.
In your dehydrator, lay the buckwheat evenly over the sheets and dehydrate on 105 till crunchy. This will only take around 4 hours or so and this will keep it still raw.
If using the oven bake for a short time only. Keep an eye on it. It will burn and become very crunchy quite fast. This will not keep the sprouts raw but is handy if you don’t have a dehydrator. I’ve only used this method once. I prefer the dehydrator.
Allow to cool and store in a glass jar in your pantry indefinitely. My container is often left out on my kitchen counter because I use it so much.
To make buckwheat flour all you need to do is grind the crunchy buckwheat in a high speed blender. Easy right?
Images above are some of the great things ways I use sprouted buckwheat.
Buckwheat pancakes
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