Soy Sprinkles are toasted, cracked soybeans that are usually the size of tiny flakes, although sometimes you will find them as big as pieces of cracked wheat.
Like soy flour, they may be made using the whole soybean or may have the fat removed.
Storing Soy Sprinkles
Packages of soy sprinkles, sometimes sold in the breakfast foods section of natural foods stores, may be stored on the shelf before cooking.
Cooking Basics
Cooking time for soy sprinkles will vary according to the size of the grind; larger sprinkles take more time to cook and require more water.
The more commonly available small flake size takes twice as much water as sprinkles and needs to simmer, covered, about fifteen minutes after coming to a boil.
Larger sizes may use up to three or four times their volume in water and may need to cook for as long as an hour.
Soy Sprinkles Tips
Cook sprinkles with rice to use in casseroles, patties and croquettes.
Cooked sprinkles may be stirred into hot breakfast cereals, and faster
cooking sprinkles may be cooked with them.
Sprinkles may be stirred into soups, stews, or casseroles; toasted with
granola; or mixed into ground beef to make meatballs and meatloaves.
* “Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol that include 25 grams of soy protein a day may reduce the risk of heart disease. One serving of Soy Beginnings® Grits provides 20 grams of soy protein.” ( US FDA ’99)