flax seeds... what to do with the left over seeds?

[ppunkgoddess]

I've been radically inspired by the posts recently on flax-seed method, and a bit underwhelmed by my BS/ACV routine. So i went ahead and made a batch just now (its still infusing, smells yummy, of mint and rosemary

Comments

[pebblerocker]

The seeds have been boiled and the jelly strained off, right? I reckon they'd still be fine to put in bread or other baking or on your breakfast.

Do update us on how growing your own works out!

[emikoala]

If you fill a tube sock with them and tie it off, it makes a great hot/cold compress. Stick in the freezer for 40 minutes or microwave on High for 1 minute. The seeds make it conform to the shape of whatever body part you put it against, and flax seeds hold the heat much longer than anything comparable you can use (such as rice).

For menstrual cramps, you can make a small pillow filled with flax seeds (a good way to do this is to double over a handtowel or washcloth and stitch up the sides) and use it the same way.

[supercarrot]

i'd throw 'em into a smoothie. :-) (or blend 'em and use them in muffins. the mucilage would be gone, so there would need to be some sort of other egg replacer added. maybe tapioca flour or cornstarch?)

however it's possible the boiling would affect the oils. *does some googling*
ok. boiling is perfectly fine.

http://www.barleans.com/literature/flax/71-flax-muffin-a-day.html

Recent studies show little or no loss of [alpha-linolenic acid] when milled flaxseed is baked as an ingredient in muffins or breads. Cooking also doesn't cause [alpha-linolenic acid] or other fatty acids to oxidize (break down). Baking and cooking seldom expose fats and oils to temperature above the boiling point (212ºF or 100ºC)." Felix adds that in one study, stir-frying with flaxseed oil seemed to be okay if the oil temperature was kept below 300ºF but that at higher temperatures, a fishy odor was detected, and significant levels of oxidation appeared.

[westcoastred]

All of these, plus you can put them in another pot of water, and get the same amount of mucilage from a second boiling. Apparently, it's next to impossible to get all the mucilage out of the seeds. I double my batches by boiling the seeds again. Then I grind them and eat them. :)