http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ Gluten Free Forums for Elana's Pantry en Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:55:34 +0000 http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/where-to-buy-nuts-by-bulk#post-2782 Sat, 07 May 2011 11:07:52 +0000 kaluz 2782@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hello All!<br /> I was wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a website where i could buy "cheap" all types of nuts (hazelnuts, almond, walnut, cashew...etc) by bulk. If you know please let me know </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/yummy-porridge-recipe#post-2457 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:49:48 +0000 Stefanie 2457@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>A yummy porridge I have been eating a lot:<br /> Mix the follow ingredients in a small pot. Heat them on medium heat for approximately 8 minutes.</p> <p>1 cup quinoa flakes (or a mix of 1/2 cup quiona flakes and 1/2 cup amaranth flakes*)<br /> 1 cup water<br /> 1 cup almond milk (or soy milk or rice milk- whatever milk free substitute you use!)<br /> 3/4 cup ground nut mix (whatever you want- I sometimes add flax seed and/or coconut)<br /> 3/4 cup or 1 cup apple sauce (homemade or organic/pure- baby food can also work)</p> <p>*amaranth is a little bit bitter, so I always mix it with the quinoa </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/substitutions#post-2018 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:53:52 +0000 rin 2018@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hi Stephanie,<br /> My mom's allergic to nuts too. I just replace the almond flour with the same amount of ground sunflower seeds. I also add some more spice to the recipes since sunflower has a strong taste to it. Hope this helps!! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/substitutions#post-2015 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:35:00 +0000 stephanie 2015@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hello,<br /> My son is allergic to nuts, is there anything I can substitute for the almond flour in your recipes?<br /> Thank you<br /> Stephanie </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/wanted-fruit-crisp-topping-recipe#post-1669 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:56:08 +0000 Amy_Green 1669@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Susan - I would roughly crush the nuts in a food processor, add the other ingredients and pulse until it was the consistency I wanted. Coconut oil would work well. I don't think you'll get the same crunchy mouth feel with stevia but the nuts should compensate for that. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/wanted-fruit-crisp-topping-recipe#post-1667 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:48:51 +0000 cookie 1667@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>this one sounds great!!!<br /> <a href="http://oreganicthrifty.blogspot.com/2009/06/grain-free-hazelnut-shortcake-or.html" rel="nofollow">http://oreganicthrifty.blogspot.com/2009/06/grain-free-hazelnut-shortcake-or.html</a><br /> let us know what you make, and how it turns out! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/source-for-bulk-ordering-nuts#post-1665 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:28:08 +0000 avonlea15 1665@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Hi. I'm not sure whether you've ordered already or not, but I wanted to let you know that I did a little more research, and so far the lowest prices I've found have been on "azurestandard.com". They have excellent prices on all kinds of alternative products, from nuts and seeds to oils, baking products, organic produce, and much more. If you want more info let me know, <a href="mailto:avonlea15@aol.com">avonlea15@aol.com</a>. Good luck! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/wanted-fruit-crisp-topping-recipe#post-1664 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:44:35 +0000 susancache 1664@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I have looked all over for a great Nutty Chunky topping for fruit crumble recipes. I tried making up my own with almond flour/coconut oil/nuts. It was delicious, but too cake like for me and not very attractive. I would like it to use nuts, coconut and preferably stevia, (but agave acceptable), and whatever other ingredients needed. Thanks! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/source-for-bulk-ordering-nuts#post-1650 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:14:43 +0000 avonlea15 1650@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Thank you for responding! I'd given up on this post, then just checked out of curiosity. And I'm so glad I did! The "nutsforyou" website is actually over a dollar cheaper than what I had thought was the cheapest source! I have to check the rest of the prices, but so far it does seem to be the best. Thanks, I'll let you know about the rest (I'm ordering several different kinds of nuts, and also have to see how much shipping will come out to). Much appreciated! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/source-for-bulk-ordering-nuts#post-1610 Wed, 19 May 2010 14:55:02 +0000 jkendra585 1610@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Funny, I just spent the morning researching this very topic. The best prices I found were on e-bay and on <a href="http://www.nutsforyou.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.nutsforyou.net</a>. On e-bay you have to be persistent and creative in the way you enter what you are looking for, but I found good prices on many nuts. I also don't know if they will combine the shipping rates when you buy 2 or 3 different kinds from one seller, but I have an e-mail in to the seller I like. Let me know if you have better sources....... </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/source-for-bulk-ordering-nuts#post-1550 Tue, 04 May 2010 20:18:49 +0000 avonlea15 1550@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I was wondering where people have found the best deals for ordering nuts in bulk - whole, raw blanched almonds, cashews, etc- as well as unsweetened coconut? Think it will be much more economical to start making my own nut milks, if only can find a good deal on the nuts! Thanks for any help! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/benefits-of-almond-flour-v-high-fat-content#post-795 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:19:09 +0000 emaegf 795@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>annaa, all nuts contain good healthy fats that we need to keep us healthy. so enjoy your creations and don't worry about the fat. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/benefits-of-almond-flour-v-high-fat-content#post-786 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:28:35 +0000 babovka 786@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Fat is really good for you, so don't stress and enjoy. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/benefits-of-almond-flour-v-high-fat-content#post-779 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:44:09 +0000 annaa 779@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I am loving the almond flour but am concerned about the high fat content of eating too many nuts. Does anyone have any further information? </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/baking-with-walnut-flour-turning-black#post-344 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:37:31 +0000 straka 344@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Colormepink, thank you for all that info. I dont know much about tannins, but seems like it´s a spot on. I definitely have to look into that more. </p> <p>But next time I bake, and it´s gonna be soon because I just finished my last loaf, I´ll try to blanche them first and use it that way. </p> <p>It also could be the type of soda - sodium bicarbonate. dont know if that could make much difference. Maybe I´ll try regular baking powder instead, but Im not a big fan of that. </p> <p>Thanks for the tip again, I cant wait to try it and see if there´s some change. I´ll post it here then. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/almond-flour-substitution-for-crackers#post-343 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:02:08 +0000 colormepink 343@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Maybe flax meal or seed, or sesame seeds? How about grinding sunflower seeds, I don't know if that would be on the banned list or not. Any of these will have a much higher oil content than the blanched almond flour so you might have to play around with the ingredient list, maybe add arrowroot powder or some other agent to help crisp them up. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/baking-with-walnut-flour-turning-black#post-342 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:54:35 +0000 colormepink 342@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I can't have almonds or almond flour so my favorite substitutes are walnuts and homemade walnut flour. Walnuts contain tannic acid (also found in tea, if you've ever seen anything "tea-stained" it is tannic acid stained), I think your baking soda reacted with the acid. I've never seen that reaction myself but I did a little research and found an archival photography forum that mentioned mixing tannic acid with baking soda to achieve different colors, specifically black. Maybe it has something to do with your walnuts being so fresh, from a quick skim on Google I read that green walnut hulls have more tannins than dried hulls. I don't think it will hurt anything other than it just being dark and maybe doesn't look as good as it tastes.</p> <p>I did notice my baked goods were darker than Elana's photos and sometimes had a slight bitter taste if it had a long bake time. I read about the tannins in walnuts and started blanching my walnuts to remove some of it before I ground it up into flour. It doesn't do much to the oil content so I still have to reduce the added oil to my recipes but the finished products are a more pleasing and lighter color, no more bitterness and it even improved the texture somewhat. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/baking-with-walnut-flour-turning-black#post-337 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:05:24 +0000 straka 337@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>Recently I baked bread the other day (btw incredible recipes Elana) using just walnuts (I substituted almond flour) - we have plenty of walnuts in our garden, so it is my first choice for lots of reasons as you can imagine. </p> <p>However - the walnuts, when combined with baking soda go black. I mean BLACK. It looks like burnt! But tastes great.<br /> When I just sprinkle them on fruits and bake with butter and honey at the same temperature, they never change color, so I figured it must be the soda.</p> <p>Anyone experienced something like this and know what to do about it?</p> <p>thnx a lot. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/almond-flour-substitution-for-crackers#post-321 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:59:04 +0000 Whoobaby 321@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I would love to make some of these fantastic crackers for the kids lunch boxes, however nuts aren't allowed at school? Any idea for a sub for the almond flour other than rice flour? </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/nuts#post-271 Sat, 16 May 2009 16:22:35 +0000 Ninufar 271@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I would also guess that un-roasted (pale white) ones are what you'd need for creamy sauces, etc. They're available on line (I think ohnuts.com even has them on sale at the moment), and also at Asian groceries, if they're not available in a bulk section of other grocery stores near you.</p> <p>Enjoy in better and better health! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/nuts#post-270 Fri, 15 May 2009 20:37:34 +0000 Carol 270@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I have been on a restricted diet for about 3 years now - no sugars other than a couple of servings of fruits per day, stevia and occasionally maple syrup; only oatmeal and rice for grains; and no dairy - so I have been learning how to cook all over again. I am just beginning to experiment with sauces and desserts and find that recipes that call for cashews do not specify whether they should be roasted, toasted or raw while recipes that call for other nuts are almost always specific. Can anyone tell me what form to use if using them to create the "creamy" base? If raw, is there a web source? I'm not finding raw cashews in the markets. </p>