Blah blah blah…we were strolling through the farmer’s market like our usual wannabe locavore selves and there it was – a big ol’ sunflower head. The person I gave $2.00 to told me to soak the seeds overnight in salty water and roast them.
I completely thought I was going to get stuck with the job of removing the seeds, but my kids went nuts and removed almost all of them themselves. Those little fingers do come in handy.
Once they were all removed we soaked them overnight in a couple cups of water with around 2 tablespoons of dissolved salt.
Then I roasted them on a baking sheet at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes until they started to brown just a bit.
The resulting seeds are a bit tough to crack. I find it easiest to rest the base of a shell on one of my lower molars and gently press down on the tip with an upper molar. It is a bit of a pain. But the perfectly salty little seed is worth the trouble. My 6 year-old loves these. I have to break them open for the younger one.
The yield was about 1 1/2 cups. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
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7:00 pm on September 26th, 2010
Can’t wait to grow my own sunflowers! How fun! :)
7:26 pm on September 26th, 2010
Shoot! Now I regret not buying the big sunflower head at our Farmer’s Market last Wednesday – the last one of the season, unfortunately. Oh well. Next year!
7:38 am on September 27th, 2010
My girl is (was :/) growing a sunflower. Next time, am going to give this a whirl. Thanks for the tips :)
2:59 pm on September 27th, 2010
How fun is this? I adore sunflower seeds. Think I’m going to have to grow my own next yera!
7:39 am on October 21st, 2010
Helpful blog, bookmarked the website with hopes to read more!
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