RAW Living and Learning

Sprouted Wheat Berries Here you can see the bread triangles with dollops of raw honey . I purchased my Excalibur Dehydrator  one and a half months ago and made my first raw bread. It turned out really good and I look forward to making it again but with a few additions. The bread I made here was a slightly sweet version. I hope to make a more savory version next. By the way, I love my dehydrator. So far I have used it for buckwheat krispies, tomatoes, raw sprouted bread, stuffed mushrooms, and pepper corn crackers. Here is how to make the raw sprouted bread: Soak 2 cups of wheat berries overnight. In the morning rinse the berries very well and drain. Let berries sprout in a glass jar for 2 days. Each day you must rinse them off and drain well about every 6 hours. This is the same technique that I described in a previous sprouting post. I reuse large glass jars from applesauce or spaghetti sauce. I cut screen material into squares and rubber band it around the n...

Banana Kiwi Granola Crumble I used some of my buckwheat krispies on this crumble. Buckwheat krispies are simply raw buckwheat that has been soaked 6-8 hours in filtered water. Then you rinse and drain the buckwheat and dehydrate it at 104 degress for 3-5 hours. Store them in an airtight container in your pantry. They added a great crunch to this dish. I loved how the granola turned out. It has sprouted quinoa, wheat berries and walnuts. I think I may have posted this granola previously. Here is the recipe: Banana Kiwi Granola Crumble 1  ripe organic banana, sliced 2 organic kiwis, peeled and sliced handful of fresh organic blueberries fresh lemon thyme leaves Granola Crumble: 1/4 C sprouted quiona 1/8 C raw walnuts, soaked 1/4 C sprouted wheat berries pinch of sea salt pinch of cinnamon pinch of nutmeg 6 soft dates, sliced In a food processor, process the crumble ingredients. Crumble it over top of the fruits. Garnish with fresh lemon thyme lea...