Cookbook:Peanut Milk

| Vegan cuisine | Beverages

Peanut milk is a variety of nut milk that can be used as a non-dairy alternative to milk.

Ingredients

 * 100 ml peanuts
 * 1 ml sea salt
 * 10 L water

Equipment

 * Blender
 * Colander
 * Fine filter of some sort (e.g. a reusable coffee filter)
 * Funnel
 * 2 bottles

Procedure

 * 1) Rinse peanuts in colander. If salted peanuts are used, rinse well with hot water.
 * 2) Place peanuts in blender with half of the water, and blend on high speed for about 1–2 minutes.
 * 3) Add the rest of the water and blend on high speed for maybe 1 minute, until smooth.
 * 4) Pour into a bottle, add the salt, shake, and put in the fridge for a few hours.
 * 5) When most of the peanut flour has settled at the bottom of the bottle, pour carefully through a filter into another bottle.
 * 6) When the filter starts clogging with peanut flour, squeeze out the milk, and rinse the filter. You can also use a spoon or something similar in the filter to help most of the milk get through before squeezing.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * Additional sweetener or other flavouring, such as vanilla, may be added to taste.
 * The sea salt takes away the watery feeling. It should not taste salty. You can experiment as to what amount is right for you.
 * The same goes for the thickness of the milk. Add more or less water to taste.
 * Peanuts are extremely nutritious.