Onion Bread question, unsoaked or soaked?

[Diana Cda]

Hi!

In this recipe, that I captured the other day, does one soak the sunflower seeds and flax seeds, or not? Anyone know?

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2006-05-22 21:06:02 (http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1149&page=1&highlight=onion+bread)

Onion Bread
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2.5 lbs sweet onions, peeled
1 C ground sunflower seeds
1 C ground golden flax seeds
1/2 C olive oil
6 T Nama Shoyu

- Put onions in food processor with 's' blade and process until small pieces (but not mush).
- Put in mixing bowl with the other ingredients and mix thoroughly. The flax will absorb liquid.
- Smooth onto teflex sheets* about 1/4" thick and place in dehydrator for 5 hours, turning over for another 3-4 hours
or until dry and crispy.
- Either break into pieces or cut with a pizza cutter, and store in refrigerator in an airtight container.


* If you don't have an Excalibur dehydrator, any type will do - just use natural unbleached parchment paper
instead of the teflex sheets.
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(p.s., above may be slightly different than as originally posted. Recipes I keep I always convert to units of measure that I use - i.e., tablespoons/cups, etc., instead of ounces ...)
Thanks!

[Rawkinlocs]

I didn't soak either since the recipe called for them to be ground. I just ground the flaxseeds in my coffee grinder and the sunflower seeds were ground in the food processor. Now, if you're a stickler for soaking/sprouting, you could soak then sprout, the dehydrate your sunflower seeds and THEN grind them! :)


But I'm sure you don't want to wait another 2-3 days to make the onion bread, eh?

[Diana Cda]

<g> Oh, well, d'uh! I was almost sure, but had I read that part more carefully, would have been completely sure <vbg>.

And, you're right, I'm not going to wait this time around. I'll make the bread tonight. However, I am starting to soak a batch of sunflower seeds to dehydrate along with the bread tonight. I won't do that to the flax seeds, I'll experiment another time on them. I don't know how well they would soak and dry. But the sunflower seeds are a known thing and they'll do well for the future.

I can hardly wait for the bread! :)