Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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how do you make pumpkin seeds into a paste? i have a vitamix but it cant blend those! (i think its so big and the blades sit so high that it is impossible)

how else can i do that?

flag	asked Oct 24 at 14:50 jake 718●2●10

Did you use the dry goods container and tamper? – PhysiqueRescue Oct 24 at 18:15

Carl_Stawicki · Answer 1 · 2012-10-24 14:58:58Z UTC

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You can go medieval with a mortar and pestle. Grinders and blenders might just give you a powder.

answered Oct 24 at 14:58

Carl_Stawicki
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thank you carl! i was watching some cooking show on the travel channel and it showed a tribe in latin america using one of those and i was like wow that would work for my paste but i was like there was no way they would sell those in america! thanks! – jake Oct 24 at 15:06

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They are sold all over America. I've seen them in kitchen supply stores, Mexican markets, Asian markets, etc. – MathGirl72 Oct 24 at 15:15

Yeah, they are very easy to find and you can get marble ones that are smooth or concrete/basalt ones that are rough. It'll be a slow and painful process, let me tell ya! – Diane Oct 24 at 15:47

any they are cheap -- amazon.com/s/… – CD Oct 24 at 15:59

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I mortar and pestle my peppercorns, got big peppercorn muscles ;) – polynesian_metal Oct 24 at 17:27

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CD · Answer 2 · 2012-10-24 14:55:00Z UTC

I use my blender, but a food processor might help if you are making really small batches (or a coffee grinder?).

Here's my favorite recipe swap out the vegetable oil for olive oil: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/fullplate/2009/11/faking-it--pumpkin-seed-puree.html

MathGirl72 · Answer 3 · 2012-10-24 14:53:49Z UTC

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I use a mini-food processor that came as an attachment to my stick blender. I tried my full-sized food processor, but that didn't work very well.

answered Oct 24 at 14:53

MathGirl72
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Black & Decker makes an inexpensive stand-alone mini processor that my MIL used for years. – MathGirl72 Oct 24 at 14:54

so you use your mini-food processor specifically at times for grinding seeds? i just dont see how that would do it but a blender would not? – jake Oct 24 at 15:02

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The blades are shaped differently in a food processor. The mini's blades are flat and very low and can catch the seeds. – MathGirl72 Oct 24 at 15:07

lc875 · Answer 4 · 2012-10-24 21:06:37Z UTC

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I was wondering if the pumpkin seeds had to be shelled/dehulled?

answered Oct 24 at 21:06

lc875
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	I never have. I soak, season, and roast the seeds, then grind them up. My hubby likes to dip carrots into it. – MathGirl72 Oct 25 at 0:49
	awesome, thanks mathgirl! – lc875 Oct 25 at 2:18

how to make seeds into paste?

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