Need help on dehydrating time for Nuts!!

teagirl

I’m not much for dehydrated foods, but decided to get an inexpensive model for drying soaked nuts…at least for now. I just purchased a Nesco American Harvest and want to know a pretty reliable range of time for dehydrating Almonds, Brazil nuts and Walnuts. From what I understand, Almonds should be soaked a min. of 8 hrs, Walnuts 1-2 hrs, and I’m not sure about Brazil nuts. If someone could clarify the soaking times for nuts as well, I would greatly appreciate that as well.

teagirl

Thank you for sharing the information from your books…this really helps a lot. I didn’t realize that you don’t have to soak Brazil nuts. I figured it was one of the nuts with brown skins (tannins) and that they should be soaked like almonds. I’ve always wondered if you are making a nut pate or raw desert, and decided not to soak first, if the process of being blended with moisture and enzymes from the other ingredients helps break down the enzyme inhibitors in the nuts or seeds. If someone has an answer, I would love to hear the explanation.