Introduction: Homemade Dandelion Coffee.
How to make your own coffee from the weeds in your garden.
Step 1: Find Some Nice Big Dandelions.
All you have to do is find some nice big dandelions preferably more than 1 year old.
Digg them out and chop of the roots. (Bytheway You can use the leaves for a nice salade)
Step 2: Prepare Your Oven.
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celcius or 350 degrees Farenheit.
Step 3: Cleaning
Clean the roots and dry them a bit.
Step 4: Cut the Roots
Slice the roots in small strips this is to make them dry faster en roast them equaly.
Step 5: Dry the Roots
Place the sliced roots in the oven for about 1 hour.
Step 6: The Dried Roots
After 1 hour of drying the roots are a bit darker.
Step 7: Grind the Roots
Grind the roots up with a mortar and a pestle or a grinder.
Step 8: Add Some Water
Put a table spoon of grinded roots in a jug and add 1 coffee mug of hot water.
Step 9: Filter Out the Grinded Roots.
After about 4 minutes you can pour it thru a Sieve in your coffee mug so that the grinded roots are filtered out and enjoy your coffee.
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