Comments on: Q & A: Sprouting vs. Soaking

By: Brandi

Brandi — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:04:21 +0000

Thank you for all the great info and resources. I use your site daily!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:54:21 +0000

I have not experienced soaking cookies. It would be difficult to do. Some of the sweets I don’t worry about. A little bit won’t kill us.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:22:49 +0000

Hi!

I love using the blender batter recipes for making muffins and pancakes, but I’m wondering if it’s possible to make cookies by soaking the flour overnight, even though there are usually not any liquid ingredients in cookie recipes. Do you know anything about this? I love your website!!

Jennifer

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:21:18 +0000

Do you have a toaster oven? Toaster ovens typically have a lower temp choice.

I sprout lentils, mung beans, quinoa and garbanzo beans for my salads, and just throw them in raw. I hope that’s okay to eat them raw! They’re so tasty.

I also soak and sprout my almonds, pumpkin seeds, etc. I don’t bother dehydrated them, since they don’t last that long. Once they’re sprouted, I keep them in the mason jars in the refrigerator and rinse them daily. My family love sprouted nuts and seeds with a sprinkle of good sea salt.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:08:58 +0000

It’s my understand that there is no benefit to sprouting wheat, dehydrating and then grinding into flour -b/c then you just bake it and kill all the enzymes with heat, so the end product does not contain that nutrition – so the extra step is not necessary. You will still get some nutrients and of course fiber, but not the live enzymes you worked so hard to get via sprouting.

By: Candace

Candace — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:52:38 +0000

I don’t own a dehydrator. I tried to dry sprouted wheat berries in my oven, only to find it did not go below 180, as well. I tried just letting the sprouts air dry and that was a no go.
I’ll have to purchase a dehydrator if I want to use sprouted flour.
Lindsay, do you ever just use sprouts as is, in casseroles or other dishes?
Sorry if you’ve addressed that question before.

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:40:05 +0000

I did try to dry them in the oven, but my oven is too hot. It doesn’t go below 180.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:26:38 +0000

Candace, I love Sue Gregg. I only own the Main Dishes and Breakfast cookbooks, as I find them to be the most useful.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:25:50 +0000

Thanks for sharing your process Megan. That is very interesting. Have you tried it without a dehydrator? Glad you are finding the information on my blog useful.

By: Candace

Candace — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:00:02 +0000

Oh, thanks for the Sue Gregg link, I didn’t know about that article. I just love her recipes.
Have you purchased any of her books? I would like to, but they are kind of pricy and I haven’t found them used. Thanks.