Linseed seeds

naturally_2

Can anyone tell me if linseed is safe to cook? I can't find any info online or on my packet (packet just suggest salads) but I know it has to be boilled for ages to feed to horses as it can be potentially toxic. I was going to lob it in a nut roast, but daren't if its going to release toxins

Any ideas? Or failing that, any ideas on what to use linseed in seeing as the salad season is over :rolleyes:

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Yes it is safe. I add it whole and dry to bread or I grind it down in other things.

OddjobKIA

yes you can use it but like olive oil the evaporation point is much lower than vegtable oil so a bit of waste of time.....

however on top of a joint of pork mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

naturally_2

oddjobkia do you mean the oil? I'm on about the seeds itself. Thanks Kittie, its one of those things I have had in the cupboard for ages and never seem to know what to use it for!:o

OddjobKIA

naturally wrote: »

oddjobkia do you mean the oil? I'm on about the seeds itself. Thanks Kittie, its one of those things I have had in the cupboard for ages and never seem to know what to use it for!:o

ooops sorry i didi mean the oil

champys

naturally wrote: »

failing that, any ideas on what to use linseed in seeing as the salad season is over :rolleyes:

I go through stages of doing this: grinding down 1 tbsp of linseeds and 1 tbsp of pumpkin seeds together in a coffee grinder, then tipping it into my morning yoghurt, adding a chopped apple. Makes a healthy breakfast.

Pink.

naturally wrote: »

Can anyone tell me if linseed is safe to cook? I can't find any info online or on my packet (packet just suggest salads) but I know it has to be boilled for ages to feed to horses as it can be potentially toxic. I was going to lob it in a nut roast, but daren't if its going to release toxins

Any ideas? Or failing that, any ideas on what to use linseed in seeing as the salad season is over :rolleyes:

Hi naturals,

I use linseed in homemade bread. I read somewhere that they need to be broken down to get the benefits so I grind the seeds with my hand blender.

There's an earlier thread with lots of other suggestions for using linseed that may help so I'll add your thread to it to keep the ideas together.

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Pippa.S

I have been taking linseed's for a while now and have had trouble chewing them, so I bought a small pestle and mortar, should have saved my money, they are so hard to break up. I saw this thread today and after reading through I see that some of you use coffee grinders and Pink-winged you use a hand blender.

Great thought I, so most of the afternoon I have been looking for grinders and hand blenders and all I've done is ended up confused....there are so many..... I have narrowed it down to 3 though
Braun coffee grinder - Philips hand blender with chopper - Kenwood mini chopper 300w.
Do any of you use any of these, and do they work? and if not which do you use?

Any help appreciated
Thanks
Anne

Daisy

Hi all, I'm currently trying to eat 25g of ground linseeds a day (which is 4 measured tablespoons - I've got an old bread maker measure) but I'm having difficulty mixing them into things. At the moment I'm sprinkling it on everything but find that all my meals are now tasting of linseeds! I would much rather eat a couple of linseed filled flapjacks over the course of the day. Can anyone point me in the direction of a good recipe that is okay for diabetics or a shop bought version? Someone has suggested a snack called 9 bars but I haven't checked out the ingredients yet. Would the omega 3 benefits be the same in a pre-packed snack?

xxvickixx

I have been given a breastfeeding food hamper, and amongst the yummy goodies I have two packs of linseeds. There are no recipes on the packet and I have no idea what they can be used for other than in bread.

Any ideas? Thanks, Vicki x