wheat flour substitute from acorns
 

we have Lots of Oak trees on our 5 acres (over 200)
This morning my wife and i were sitting on the back patio and I said "there must be something we can with all these acorns besides feeding them to the Goat and horse"
and she said "I think you can make flour out of them."
She was right (of course)

Lots of info on the web

Quote:

How to make a wheat flour substitute from acorns. Go to your nearest park or forest with oak trees in them and collect a bag full of acorns (or as much as you need) Dry them in the oven using the pilot light ('s' on many gas cookers) or very low heat. This will not just dry them, it will also kill off any insects. Crack the shells off, and then soak the shelled acorns in water. Generally, I soak the acorns for a few days to about two weeks, changing the water at least twice a day. This is to get rid of the tannin, the substance used to tan leather which also gives the acorns that bitter taste. This process greatly differs in time due to the type of oaks, and the American Oak is a lot less problematic than the UK oak as the acorns from UK Oaks contain more tannin. Tannin is actually poisionus, so be very carefull when making this flour. The process might need to repeated. If you are not sure if the tannin has gone make sure that you ask someone who knows what they are doing for advice, or look at the nut factory website. When the acorns are no longer bitter(just bite into them to test), grind them while wet through a meat grinder - if you do not have a meat grinder then a good blender will do. I have used a pestle and motar in the past however I had a lot of time on my hands. Then place the coarse meal into pans to dry in the sun or oven (again on a low heat). When dry they can be stored in large jars in the cupboard. Code corrupted. Insert fresh copy. The meal/flour can then used in place of wheat flour in recipes. Acorns were used in this way by the Cherokee Indians of America.

above was found here
http://www.selfsufficientish.com/acorns.htm


More info and recipes here

http://backwoodshome.com/articles2/clay79.html

Re: wheat flour substitute from acorns
 

i have alot of oak trees on my place , never new that you can make flour with them . learn something everyday

Re: wheat flour substitute from acorns
 

i just boil the ones at my place in 3 changes of water seems to do the trick
leaching out tannins and is very quick.

then i dry at low heat and grind

i found the overly roasted nuts to also be a good coffee substitute

Re: wheat flour substitute from acorns
 

We made muffins with the flour. We even made and acorn grits. I may have left some tannic acid because my teeth were stained brown-- nothing a little tooth paste couldn't handle LOL.

Results work best with white oak acorns. Red oaks have lots of tannic acid. White oaks have rounded lobes on the leaves. Red oaks have pointy leaves.

Re: wheat flour substitute from acorns
 

yep

coffee substitute
very cool


We have Blue oaks and White oaks
we have a book bout oaks

Re: wheat flour substitute from acorns
 

I always learned (and remembered it) this way.

White men used muzzleloaders (round balls)
Red men (indians) used arrows (pointed tips)

White oak have rounded leaves, Red oak have pointy leaves!