I don't know how to soak flax!

[rawererin]

I've never done this before, normally I just grind the seeds, but I want to try and make some conventional flax crackers with whole seeds...
how long do I soak the seeds?
whats the seed/water soaking ratio?
do I rinse after I soak?

[Revvell]

I usually take a quart canning jar; add however many seeds are required in said recipe; fill with water.

Usually 6 hours will do it but, I stick a chopstick down to make sure everything is getting soaked and I can get it done in about 4 hours.

DO NOT RINSE! Slimy is what holds your stuff together. Think if it as egg yolky.

[rawererin]

ooohhh, that really helped!
so if the slimy is what holds the stuff together, what is the slimy stuff?
1 more question...
can I blend some of the soaked seeds to break them up a little, or should I blend some first and let them soak with the whole seeds?

[Revvell]

ooohhh, that really helped!
so if the slimy is what holds the stuff together, what is the slimy stuff?

Flax slime.



1 more question...
can I blend some of the soaked seeds to break them up a little, or should I blend some first and let them soak with the whole seeds?

Hmmm. Never done that. Blend first, then add to soaked OR, which I think is better, just add the dry blended seeds to the recipe. They'll absorb the fluid and hold whatever it is you're making, together.

[rawererin]

Flax slime.

lol!



Hmmm. Never done that. Blend first, then add to soaked OR, which I think is better, just add the dry blended seeds to the recipe. They'll absorb the fluid and hold whatever it is you're making, together.

good point!

[GlimR]

I posted to your crispy cracker thread.about both questions~ *s*

[raweater]

Most of my recipe books say to soak flax for just 15 minutes... I've never done it longer.

[Aleesha Sattva]

really? i soak mine overnight as the idea is to let them come alive... this takes time.

[Banshee]

I soak mine from about 4 hours to sometimes overnight, depending on when I need the seeds.

I throw the soaked seeds into my foodprocessor to really mix up the slime, and/or mix the seeds with other ingredients...I find them to make a cracker a little crispier after they've been through the fp (maybe because I have better luck spreading them thin in the dehydrator).

I've learned to love flax crackers...I snazz them up all different ways now too....and they are really "cleansing" LOL!!!