Ingredients
Scale
- 80 g 2.8 ounces spelt flakes
- 80 g 2.8 ounces almonds, raw
- 2 dates (pitted and cut into halves)
- 1 tsp. sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp. maple syrup
- one pinch of each ground vanilla and cinnamon*
- one pinch of sea-salt
Instructions
- Soak almonds overnight and drain. Put into a blender with spelt flakes and dates and add water until the total amount of filling will be 1.250 ml. Mix at high speed for about a minute.
- Put a colander into a wide dish and cover with a clean kitchen towel or cheese cloth. Pour the liquid in and sift it through. Take the ends of the towel or the cloth and twist together, allowing the rest of liquid to pass through. The more you twist, the more liquid will get through and the “thicker” it will be (due to the spelt flakes that dissolve a bit in the liquid).
- Clean the blender and pour in the liquid. Add all remaining ingredients and mix well again for about a minute. Fill into a lovely bottle and shake well before using. Will keep fresh for about 3 days (according to my experience). You can have it just like this, but you can also use it for cooking and baking or for hot chocolate. If you like, take in other sorts of flakes (soft ones work best) or use nuts instead of almonds. You can also use the pulp that remains after sifting as an addition to cake dough or pancake batter.
Notes
* For a well-rounded flavor that isn’t dominated by either spice; if you like, take in more of it to get a vanilla & cinnamon milk, won’t be that flexible in use but will taste great as well for sure.
- Category: Milk, Virgin