![]() ![]() We topped our pancakes with organic vegan Wawa-Wee Syrup. In fact, some animals bury their acorns for this very reason!įor best results and ease of cracking open the acorns, dry them out for days or in the oven on a very low temperature (about 100 degrees with the oven door open for about an hour).Ĭheck out Dust and Tribe! See more videos inspired by our Dust and Tribe experience. If you find acorns in the spring under layers of leaves, chances are, the rain water will have leached out some or much of the tannins. Natural tannin-leaching occurs in the wild. Replace the water with fresh cold water and continue until the acorns are no longer bitter. Place acorn pieces in a jar of cold water and leave it in the refrigerator for a day or two until the water turns brown. You can also do a cold-water process to remove tannins. As you process the acorns, occasionally taste them for bitterness. Avoid anything that has a damaged shell, especially a dark hole or small circular scar on it about the diameter of a pencil lead. Years later, my kids and I finally learned how to make the acorn pancakes from the book!Įating an unprocessed acorn or two isn’t going to kill you! But the bitter taste is quite a turn off. In the book, the main character, Sam, spends months in the mountain, foraging for food and sleeping in a shelter he ‘made’ from the hollow of a tree. It never occurred to me to forage for them until I read the book “My Side of the Mountain” by Jean Craighead. I used to tread over acorns only picking them up to admire their beauty and delight in their little caps. This adventure was inspired by our Dust and Tribe experience.Īcorns are a beautiful, wild, abundant and sustainable source of food. Top with butter and Wawa-Wee organic syrup and enjoy!! Grease a pan and cook pancakes on medium heat for a few minutes on each side. You may need to add more water until is becomes a thick, yet runny consistency. Now it’s our turn to make acorn pancakes and they turned out every bit as good! He collect acorns, leached them and turned them into acorn pancakes topped with wild strawberries. If batter looks too thin, add a bit more flour if too thick, add more milk. ![]() Combine oil, honey, eggs and milk and mix until smooth. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl one with a spout works well. The kids and I were fascinated by Sam’s adventures in the wild. We added an additional 2-3 teaspoons of oil to the pan. Did you ever read the book “ My Side of the Mountain” by Jean Craighead? We did…several years ago. ![]()
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