- I Made My First Raw Bread Today! by drpr
18 y
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Blog: Raw Odyssey
I was so excited about the great food I had at the Go Raw Cafe in Las Vegas that I asked one of the owners how they make their awesome raw tortillas. She told me that they use vegetables and ground flax seeds, and told me to grind the seeds in a coffee grinder because a food processor doesn't do as good of a job. They mix the ground seeds with vegetables, herbs and spices and then dry it for 4 to 5 hours at 95 degrees. She said to use whatever vegetables I wanted, so when I got home I gave it a try.
Well, first I went to Target and bought a coffee grinder, then went to Bed, Bath and Beyond and got some spice jars. And then I tried my hand at making raw "bread". For the vegetables, I decided to use the "hummus" recipe that Sarinya sent me the other day. I ground almost 2 cups of flax seeds altogether for the recipe, and added grated carrot for the heck of it, along with a bit of salt. Oh, I added almost a tablespoon of olive oil to make the mixture less sticky. When I spread it on the teflex, I sprinkled water on top to keep it from sticking to the back of the spoon.
I dehydrated the mixture for about 4 hours (the house smelled great!), then peeled it from the teflex tray and put it on a mesh one to dry out the rest of the way- about 6 hours total of drying at 100 degrees. The picture above is of the bread right after I was done drying it. As you can see from the closeup, the flax seeds and carrot bits are visible.
When I lifted it off the mesh, I saw that the edges had curled up a little, but it was pliable and shiny on the bottom (from the first tray it was on). However, I noticed that it was easy to crack the edges. I don't know if it'll do that in only the thinner or thicker places, but I guess I'll find out tomorrow after it's been sitting for a few hours.
Since the edges were thinner, they were more cracker-like. I broke a piece off and tasted it. It was very interesting - certainly not as bad as I feared it would be. My girlfriend arrived later and tasted it and thought it was great! (I'm seeing a pattern here- she's very excited about my raw stuff and I'm more cautiously enthusiastic). We're both looking forward to trying some of it tomorrow as a wrap - that is, if it doesn't crack into tiny pieces. I've placed it in the refrigerator, which may or may not have been a good idea.
So, there's the story of my first dehydrated bread!
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- Absolutely Terrific Idea! by Dazzle
18 y
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This sounds fabulous! I went to explore a Raw food store today for raw foods for when I come off my 30 day juice fast in three days. I was amazed at what they had. I think I am going to try your recipe on my husband. I could use the veggie pulp from the juices with the flax seeds. I have everything except the dehydrator (I am ordering one very soon) but I do have a toaster oven that does 100º. I could try that until I get the dehydrator. What do you think?
Your blog has been so very inspiring to me. I should have told you that weeks ago. So, I am telling you now. You have moved me and made me very excited about trying the raw food lifestyle. Your experiences and trials and errors and triumphs make for some very realistically rich reading.
I am considering going raw when I come off the fast... giving myself until my birthday, March 19, to test it out. I've read the books and the blogs and think I can do this. I'm half way there already just because of the juice fast and because I love this kind of food anyway.
Keep up the terrific writing. I read it all the time. You are a HUGE inspiration to anyone coming in after you looking for experience and information.
Thank you so much!
~ Dazzle
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- Re: Absolutely Terrific Idea! by drpr
18 y
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Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad that my story helps out. In regard to a toaster oven, I've heard they might not work only because there is no air circulating in there. I remember a person on a forum who thought she'd try to dehydrate in her crockpot but I never heard how that turned out! I would imagine she would fact the same problem with no circulating air. I would love to know how your dehydrated bread turns out regardless of where you try it. I'm always up for a new recipe! And congratulations on your fast, too. You must be very disciplined to be able to do that!
-Allison
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- dehydrating by finallyfaith
18 y
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hi,
yes a toaster oven may not work. if you have a dehumidifier you can dry food easily. put thin strips of the food on a screen. put the dehydrator on right next to it. put a fan on to make sure air gets circulated. this will work, if it isn't a high mold environment. some houses have lots of mold spores floating around even if nothing is actually moldy. it depends. but this system has worked. the best dehydrators in the world are excalibur. also expensive. it is the only one that almost no one complains of mold with.
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