Sprouting

  I heard about sprouting years ago. I remember thinking back then that it seemed like too much work, too tedious. Well I have internet again, and that means information!!! So, I read up on some basic sprouting techniques and got myself started. I right away crafted a sprouting bag made from scraps at my home. I did not have to spend any money on this part at all. Here are the links I used to help me along the way. I made my own adjustments as I went. I wanted a double drawstring bag and neither of those links had information on that, so I had to improvise.

My lovely sewing machine is well equipped. It has all the basic stitches, and a whole bunch of fancy stitches that it will automatically do for me at the push of a button. One of these fancy stitches it is capable of is the dreaded button hole stitch. I of course do not still have the instruction manual for my machine, as it has been through at least 7 moves. So again I went to the glowing box of information to figure this out. I found several instruction manuals on how to use the button stitch. I was still unsuccessful in this operation. I eventually opted for applying a Jenni job to this illusive button hole stitch. It all worked out in the end and I have a wonderful sprouting bag!

see sprout people for detailed instructions and helpful hints

So far I have made two different recipes out of sprouted garbonzos that i typically make out of canned garbonzos. I have made garbonzo bean chocolate cake and hummus( because hummus is yummus).  My base recipe for hummus comes from PBS Kids and I love it. I tweak it here and there of course to our own taste. I think the sprouted version of each recipe taste very similar to my regular version, but nuttier.

My chocolate garbonzo bean cake recipe comes from a friend. This cake is of course delicious as is, but here is the cream cheese frosting recipe I use.

1 1/2 C choc. chips (melted)
2C garbonzo beans
4 eggs
1 cup sugar (you can also sub in honey)

blend beans, eggs, and sugar. add to chocolate chops and mix. pour into greased pan. bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. cake is done when a knife in the middle comes out clean.


Go sprout something, and tell us how it worked out for you!