Pilot Bread. Purslane and Sesame Seed

[Durgan]

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?XSPNK 5 July 2012 Pilot Bread. Purslane and Sesame
Pilot bread was made utilizing purslane seeds and sesame seeds.The intent was to make only purslane pilot bread, but insufficient seeds were collected.Procedure is blending desired seed ingredient(s) with whole wheat flour and baking in the oven to make a nutritional bread or hard tack. To soften the fingers, it can be microwaves for 20 seconds, steamed for five minutes, or soaked in a liquid. The product has indefinite storage time if kept dry.For me it is a replacement the typical processed breads.Annotated pictures depict the process.

[ovenbird]

Are there limits as to what seeds could be used? Could you add onion, celery, or dill seeds for instance for flavor. Why purslane seeds and where did you collect that many of them?

I think if we properly utilized weeds and weed seeds we would no longer have weed problems.

[Durgan]

Originally Posted by ovenbird

Are there limits as to what seeds could be used? Could you add onion, celery, or dill seeds for instance for flavor. Why purslane seeds and where did you collect that many of them?



I think if we properly utilized weeds and weed seeds we would no longer have weed problems.

Read it all here. I am always experimenting. People don't even utilize he domestically grown produce. They have handed their food supply over to the commercial processed food industry.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?BOPCN 15 June 2012 Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) Flowers
These are the flowers of the Portulaca oleracea.Very small yellow flowers. Apparently it is a very nutritional vegetable all parts of the plant.I am utilizing it more each year.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?KYWOW 11 June 2012 Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) Juicing
Some purslane was juiced.The plant was pulled in the early morning, since it is most succulent at this time.It was cooked outdoors, stained and pressure canned indoors. There is little strained residue (cellulose) from this plant. Annotated pictures depict the process.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?CTBTW 28 May 2012 Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
A 8 by 8 foot garden area was prepares in the Spring, and nothing was planted in the area. After reviewing the situation, it was discovered that the area was well self-seeded with Purslane. The small weeds were hand removed.It was decided to allow this plant to grow and utilize is as a vegetable. Apparently it is most nutritional.I will use it mostly for juicing.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?VCUHI 10 August 2011 Purslane Cooked and Pressure Canned.


http://www.durgan.org/URL/?AXHPS 5 July 2012 Collecting Purslane Seeds
One and one half cups of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) seed was collected. The tarp screen method works well. The seeds are very small. Annotated photographs depict the procedure.

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?EKMQM 1 July 2012 Threshing Purslane.(Portulaca oleracea)
An experiment is being conducted to collect the seeds of the Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)plants.The Aborigines of Australia were observed putting purslane in a a pile and collecting the seeds after the plants dried.The seeds are touted as to being highly nutritional.I decided to attempt collecting the seeds, and improve on the Aborigine system.There is enough energy left in he vegetation to produce seeds after they have been removed from the soil. Over the last week it was observed that the puslane had flowered.The seeds are very small and fall through the screen mesh with room to spare.This is ideal, since all I need do is scoop them off the tarp, when all the seeds drop.

Construction of the set-up. An impervious tarp platform was constructed using fence posts, rebar, and plastic ties. A fibre glass screen was placed over the tarp, and the purslane plants laid on top. The seeds fall through the screen mesh and rest on the tarp. An ideal situation. The plants will be shaken each day and time will determine when threshing is complete.

[LAC]

Originally Posted by Durgan

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?XSPNK 5 July 2012 Pilot Bread. Purslane and Sesame
Pilot bread was made utilizing purslane seeds and sesame seeds.The intent was to make only purslane pilot bread, but insufficient seeds were collected.Procedure is blending desired seed ingredient(s) with whole wheat flour and baking in the oven to make a nutritional bread or hard tack. To soften the fingers, it can be microwaves for 20 seconds, steamed for five minutes, or soaked in a liquid. The product has indefinite storage time if kept dry.For me it is a replacement the typical processed breads.Annotated pictures depict the process.

What exactly are purslane seeds......and what flavor do they have?

[TastyofHasty]

Sheesh, that is a lot of purslane seeds. Durgan, have you ever tried growing sesame for seeds?

There are quite a lot of sites online that mention SOAKING sesame seeds first (and then pouring off the water from the soaking). The idea with pouring off the soak water is, most seeds have a "growth inhibitor" that is not good for our bodies, that is released into the soak water when you soak them first. Might be a good idea to do that with purslane seeds, too ... I don't know, but there is a lot of info on the 'net about pouring off soak water from seeds.

Here's one site about soaking seeds and nuts to remove enzyme inhibitors:
http://www.raw-food-living.com/soaking-nuts.html

By soaking nuts and seeds, you release these toxic enzyme inhibitors AND increase the life and vitality contained within them!



The Benefits of Soaking Nuts and Seeds

Enzyme inhibitors get neutralized.

The amount of vitamins your body can absorb increases.

Gluten breaks down so digestion is much easier.

Phytic acid, which inhibits the absorption of vital minerals, is reduced.

I've tried this ... it removes the bitterness from sesame seeds, as a for instance.