Comments on: Cinnamoned Cashews

By: Millie@Real Food for Less Money

Millie@Real Food for Less Money — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:49:51 +0000

Thanks for letting me know how the oven is working for you. I think I’ll give it a try. I have wheat soaking to sprout right now. I also want a dehydrator. Soon I hope.

By: Sonya Hemmings

Sonya Hemmings — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:29:42 +0000

Me, too, Emily! I notice a real difference even in the way the nuts feel in my mouth. With unsoaked nuts, I sometimes sense some irritation if I eat too many. But not with soaked pecans or cashews so far!
—Sonya

By: Sonya Hemmings

Sonya Hemmings — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:27:52 +0000

Thanks, Wardeh and Rebecca, for the great gift suggestion!

By: Sonya Hemmings

Sonya Hemmings — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:25:41 +0000

Hi, Millie:
I worry, too, that my oven is too hot and drying things too intensely. I bought an oven thermometer to test it, and the lowest temperature I can get is 150 on the “warm” setting. I really keep an eye on it when I’m dehydrating sprouted grains, but I have occasionally gotten them a little “crispy.” In addition, I don’t think it’s a very energy-efficient method. But I don’t have a dehydrator yet—although I’m hoping to get one!—so I’ll have to use the oven until I do. Nourishing Traditions actually says that you can dehydrate cashews at 200 to 250 degrees without hurting anything. That’s because there really isn’t any way to get truly raw cashews. By the time we buy them, they have been heated twice, which has destroyed much, if not all, of the enzymes that would be present in the raw cashew. It’s still beneficial to soak them, however, because the salt in the soaking water confers some enzymes onto the cashews, and is does break down the phytic acid that makes all nuts and grains difficult to digest. Give it a try!
—Love, Sonya

By: Millie@Real Food for Less Money

Millie@Real Food for Less Money — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:56:15 +0000

I love cashews. And I love cinnamon. What a great combination. Are you having good results with drying in the oven? I’ve been wanting to attempt it but worry that even at the lowest setting my oven will be too hot.

By: Wardeh @ GNOWFGLINS

Wardeh @ GNOWFGLINS — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:50:27 +0000

I agree with Rebecca – they would make a great gift! I’m happy you’re getting into the soaked nuts. We really think they all taste better, too, with that little bit of salt they acquire from the soaking. THanks for sharing your week in the Twister!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:52:08 +0000

This sounds like a great Christmas gift!

By: emily- mpls real food lover

emily- mpls real food lover — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:43:48 +0000

i love anything with cinnamon and sugar! i also really like the taste difference between soaked and dehydrated nuts vs. regular roasted nuts.