Processing the almonds to make almond milk

1. Soak the almonds overnight in water in the frig.
2. Rinse well in running tap water over a colander

3. Process the almonds (do 1 cup of almonds at a time)

• Place almonds in blender
• Add 2 cups of water
• Blend on high for 1-2 minutes until well blended

• Pour the almond mix into a prepared strainer. Allow it to drain until no more will drain. I put a strainer over a 4 cup measuring cup. Over the strainer I place cheese cloth. I cut 2 strips of cheesecloth that are about 1 foot long each. I crisscross them over each other (so the make an 'X') on the strainer

• Once no more will drain, gather up the cheesecloth and squeeze it until you can't squeeze any more milk out. Be careful or the almonds will come out the top.

• Pour the almond milk from the measuring cup into your pitcher, put the strained almond pulp in the cheesecloth into a bowl for use in other recipes. 

 Squeezed almond pulp

• Repeat with remaining almonds

Mmmm...almond milk, yum!