I'm trying to decide what to START in my garden on my new property and am hoping to have a lot of medicinal plants and herbs. Now I need to look up how to grow these :)
Thank you very much. I quite enjoy making it, and because the process I use takes time to get a nice clean white powder, I appreciate it even more when I use it😄 Cheers
Pleased the video was useful to you Pamela. You'll find when you use your own arrowroot in the kitchen it will be of a higher quality than the shops. No fillers :0)
Depending on what kind of food processor you have, will determine this answer. At the end of the process for me, my machine left me with a grainy, sand-like pulp. Using a small amount, as a fiber additive, in stews worked best for me in our situation. I've seen where some folk can use it in baking because it turned out a lot finer. What we didn't use we gave to the chickens and it became eggs 😉
This is an excellent video! I searched for this information because I understand Arrowroot (Canna edulis) can be used instead of baking powder for cornbread...
Thanks Sandra for the kudos on the video. Baking Powder has a rising agent in it, the arrowroot powder that I make in the video has not. You will still have to use BP or an equivalent to give your cornflour a "lift" to create cornbread that will rise.🙂
Pleased you like the video. Sorry but no, I don't use my cooked dried pulp as a baking flour. The process I use to extract the starch leaves me with a grainy pulp, that is why I spice, slow cook then dehydrate it. I use this dried grainy mix by adding small amounts to other meals I cook or prepare, for a little extra bulk, flavour or texture where needed. So sorry, I can't help you with info on the pulp being a flour sub as I've not tried that .
Not sure what you mean, as the whole idea is to remove starch from the arrowroot, creating starchy water, then separate the starch from the water. The water discarded is a little dirty not starchy. The starch remains in the bowl. We have an in-depth article that will explain it in more detail here thetropicalhomestead.com/how-to-make-arrowroot-powder-with-canna-edulis/
Even if only one jar is the end result, you will know where it came from as well as knowing there are no additives. It will be pure starch. It will go a lot further, this is what I found in the use of my own product. Good luck with your harvest😊
@@TheTropicalHomestead just in the drying stage now, it looks like i've got about a 375ml jar's worth. Very happy with the result and I will do more once I have a better food processor. The old girl was not having a good time 😅 thankyou for your video, your instructions were easy to follow.
🤔hmm good question Glen, at the time I didn't even think to record it. I just added the extra info into the last shot just in case someone wanted to know what they could possibly do with the blitzed up rhizomes. Next time round, I may record the cooking process instead.
I'm trying to decide what to START in my garden on my new property and am hoping to have a lot of medicinal plants and herbs. Now I need to look up how to grow these :)
Good luck with your new adventure of growing your own food. It can be a blast😉
Now I know why it is a bit expensive to buy already made. That is a lot of work. Bless you. Great video.
Thank you very much. I quite enjoy making it, and because the process I use takes time to get a nice clean white powder, I appreciate it even more when I use it😄 Cheers
Wow! I have a new patch of these plants. Good to know how to process them! Thank you.
Pleased the video was useful to you Pamela. You'll find when you use your own arrowroot in the kitchen it will be of a higher quality than the shops. No fillers :0)
Thank you for this excellent video. I was searching for a cornstarch replacement, discovered that arrowroot powder was one, and found your video!
Thanks Christine. I'm pleased you enjoyed it. :0)
Cool video Tui! Would love to do more like this when I move out of the city one day!
Thanks Dion; pleased you like the video. I'm sure you'll enjoy making this no matter where you live.🙂
Great information. I really appreciate it
Your most welcome 😊
Thanks for the video
You are most welcome😊
Thanks for sharing god bless you
You are most welcome. I hope the information is helpful to you. :0)
What about the blitzed stuff in the strainer. Do we throw that away
Depending on what kind of food processor you have, will determine this answer. At the end of the process for me, my machine left me with a grainy, sand-like pulp. Using a small amount, as a fiber additive, in stews worked best for me in our situation. I've seen where some folk can use it in baking because it turned out a lot finer. What we didn't use we gave to the chickens and it became eggs 😉
@@TheTropicalHomestead ... makes sense now. Thank you so much 🙏🏼🧡
@@vedobrotoroy8759 You are most welcome :0)
This is an excellent video! I searched for this information because I understand Arrowroot (Canna edulis) can be used instead of baking powder for cornbread...
Thanks Sandra for the kudos on the video. Baking Powder has a rising agent in it, the arrowroot powder that I make in the video has not. You will still have to use BP or an equivalent to give your cornflour a "lift" to create cornbread that will rise.🙂
Great video thankyou. Do you use the slow cooked dehydrated pulp for a baking flour? If so does it need to be cooked before dehydrating? Thankyou
Pleased you like the video. Sorry but no, I don't use my cooked dried pulp as a baking flour. The process I use to extract the starch leaves me with a grainy pulp, that is why I spice, slow cook then dehydrate it. I use this dried grainy mix by adding small amounts to other meals I cook or prepare, for a little extra bulk, flavour or texture where needed. So sorry, I can't help you with info on the pulp being a flour sub as I've not tried that .
What do you do with the starchy water ?
Not sure what you mean, as the whole idea is to remove starch from the arrowroot, creating starchy water, then separate the starch from the water. The water discarded is a little dirty not starchy. The starch remains in the bowl.
We have an in-depth article that will explain it in more detail here thetropicalhomestead.com/how-to-make-arrowroot-powder-with-canna-edulis/
Ive got some massive clumps ready for processing, a good days work. Hopefully i get more than one jar for my efforts 😅
Even if only one jar is the end result, you will know where it came from as well as knowing there are no additives. It will be pure starch. It will go a lot further, this is what I found in the use of my own product. Good luck with your harvest😊
@@TheTropicalHomestead just in the drying stage now, it looks like i've got about a 375ml jar's worth. Very happy with the result and I will do more once I have a better food processor. The old girl was not having a good time 😅 thankyou for your video, your instructions were easy to follow.
Why Don't you show the slow cooking produce
🤔hmm good question Glen, at the time I didn't even think to record it. I just added the extra info into the last shot just in case someone wanted to know what they could possibly do with the blitzed up rhizomes. Next time round, I may record the cooking process instead.