Grinding acorns into edible flour

"What if you collected acorns and processed them into flour for bread?"

Fun to do

You smell the nutty aroma of freshly ground flour and taste the wild, earthy flavour in your homemade bread. You're reconnected with seasons and nature's abundance.

Someone who did this

Het krakende geluid van eikels onder mijn voeten tijdens de eerste herfstdag bracht me op het idee. …

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Three first steps

1Collect fresh acorns in forest
2Learn leaching process online
3Buy small grain mill

Useful websites

Buitenpaden — Make flour from acorns (with PDF)buitenpaden.nlDetailed Dutch guide with step-by-step recipe and downloadable instruction PDF.

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