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How to Make Soy Milk

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Soy milk is a tasty, healthy alternative to cow's milk. Soy milk can be used like cow's milk as a drink, in smoothies or on cereal.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Whole soybeans
  • Blender
  • Pot
  • Stove
  • Water
  • Cheesecloth or linen towel
  • Spoon for stirring

    Prepare the Soybeans

  1. Step 1

    Clean 1/2 cup whole soybeans under running water. Remove debris or damaged soybeans.

  2. Step 2

    Soak the soybeans overnight in a bowl or other container in enough water to cover them.

  3. Step 3

    Drain and rinse the soybeans in a colander.

  4. Make the Soy Milk

  5. Step 1

    Grind the soybeans in a blender with just enough water to cover them until it makes a slurry.

  6. Step 2

    Pour the slurry into a pot on the stove and add one quart of water.

  7. Step 3

    Bring the slurry to a boil, stirring constantly.

  8. Step 4

    Turn it down to simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Keep stirring.

  9. Step 5

    Filter the slurry through a cheesecloth or linen towel, saving the liquid in a bowl. This is the soy milk. You can discard the ground up soybeans.

  10. Step 6

    Drink up. The soy milk should be stored in the refrigerator.

Tips & Warnings
  • Add 1 or 2 tbsp. sugar, honey or maple syrup to the soy milk if you''d like. A dash of vanilla extract is nice too.
  • You can add a little salt as well, around 1/2 tsp.
  • The soy milk will last in the refrigerator up to three days.
  • You can make soy milk smoothies by blending it with some fresh fruit like bananas or frozen berries.

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on 11/21/2009 Thanks for the recipe.

o2caslan said

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on 6/24/2008 FYI - More information can be found at
the NoMilk website:
http://nomilk.com/soymilks.txt
at a blog called Just Hungry
http://www.justhungry.com/2006/03/milking_the_soy.html
and at Ellen's Kitchen
http://www.ellenskitchen.com/faqs/tofumilk.html

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