Place your shredded coconut in the blender and pour 4 cups of water over the top.

Let this soak for up to 2-4 hours. If it soaks less/longer it can ruin the taste of the milk/flour! I suggest occasionally stirring the ingredients, as the shredded coconut tends to float to the top.

Now its time to blend. I have a BlendTec, so I press “Whole Juice” once and the blending is done. If you are working with a Vitamix or regular blender, start on low then work your way up to high speed. Once you get to high speed let the mixture blend for 1 minute.

Place the nut milk strainer bag into the mesh strainer. If you are using some form of cloth instead (such as cheese cloth), you want to make sure it extends to the top of the strainer so you can grab the ends of the cloth once you have poured the milk in.

Place the strainer over a pot or bowl.

Pour the contents from the blender into the cloth/strainer.

Now you will want to pick up the bag and gently massage the contents. You want to get as much of the liquid out as possible without breaking the bag (I have broken the bag one too many times and it is a total pain!)

The liquid we strained into the pot is coconut milk! If you would like to make coconut milk (which I would suggest doing because you have it pretty much made) then follow these instructions to finish up.

Take what is left in the nut milk strainer and dump it onto a baking sheet.

Spread the contents out onto the baking sheet as much as possible. Use a fork to get the clumps out of the coconut pulp. The smaller you get the clumps the faster the coconut flour will dry.

Turn your oven on its lowest heat settings and place the baking sheet in the oven. Cook for 4 hours, checking occasionally to ensure the flour is not browning.

After 4 hours, pull the flour out and check to see that it is thoroughly dry.

If the flour is dry, pour it into your blender (make sure the blender is extremely dry!) and blend. With my BlendTec I pulse the flour 10-12 times. If you are using a different blender, work from low to high speed. Once on high speed blend for 30 seconds.