I like to use different types of flour in my kitchen. Thanks to variety of flour, you can get new interesting flavors and enrich your usual meal with various vitamins and minerals. Some times ago, I used gluten-free flours (incl. Pumpkin Seed Flour) only to create gluten-free recipes for people with intolerance. But now I use them more and more often for routine cooking. I replace half of the regular flour in recipes with rice flour, coconut and oat flour are good for baking. Almond flour has been especially popular in my kitchen lately.
One day in a health food store I saw a girl take several bags of pumpkin seeds flour. This interested me, because before I did not pay attention to this flour, although it was always on the shelf with the flour that I take! Strange, right? I also decided to try and bought it. This happened about two years ago. Since then, pumpkin flour has become a frequent guest in my kitchen as a versatile homemade flour, and I even began to grind it myself..
In terms of consistency and taste, pumpkin seed flour turned out to be a great almond flour substitute. However, these Flour is a little milder in taste. You can add pumpkin seeds flour to almost any dish. I like to enrich smoothies and breakfasts with it for extra benefits.
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Pumpkin seeds flour has a rich vitamin and mineral composition that is rarely found in other products. As a gluten free whole grain flour, it is an invaluable source of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, including alpha-linolenic acid. In addition to vitamins B, A, C, PP, K, pumpkin seed powder contains many micro- and macro elements. The most important property of pumpkin flour is that it serves as an excellent gluten free flour replacement for nut flours like almond, cashew, or macadamia flour, especially for people with intolerance. Pumpkin flour is a high protein low carb flour, containing nearly 40% vegetable protein. This gluten-free flour is recommended for people who do not eat food containing animal protein.
It’s often difficult to find a gluten free flour organic option like pumpkin flour that is guaranteed to be free of nut or gluten particles, so your best option is always to make your own gluten free flour homemade. It’s very simple, just follow the step-by-step instructions.
How to make Pumpkin Seeds Flour:
1.Grind the pumpkin seeds in a coffee grinder оr blender a spoon by spoon at a time until a meal is formed. Repeat for all volume of your seeds.
2. Run through a sifter (or a colander with smallish holes) to catch any big pieces and grind them again.
3.I recommend not grinding too much pumpkin flour at once, as it is best used fresh. But if you still have some extra, store pumpkin flour in an air tight container in the fridge for a few weeks, or in the freezer.
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Pumpkin Seeds Flour
Ingredients
- 10 oz pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Grind the pumpkin seeds in a coffee grinder оr blender a spoon by spoon at a time until a meal is formed. Repeat for all volume of your seeds.
- Run through a sifter (or a colander with smallish holes) to catch any big pieces and grind them again.
- I recommend not grinding too much pumpkin seed flour at once, as it is best used fresh.But if you still have some extra, Store pumpkin seed flour in an air tight container in the fridge for a few weeks, or in the freezer.
Nutrition
What to cook with pumpkin seeds flour? What pumpkin seed is good for?
Pumpkin seed is used in baking and is great for low carb almond flour recipes as a substitute for regular flour.
It’s also good for homemade protein or energy bars.
Thickener for soups and sauces, breading excellent vitamin supplement for smoothies and drinks, for cookies and sweets, good for porridge and muesli
Good substitute for part of the flour in recipes
Is pumpkin seeds flour low carb?
Yes, Pumpkin seed flour is a fantastic gluten free flour low carb alternative for people avoiding traditional flours.
What is the best substitute for almond flour?
The best almond flour alternative gluten-free and nut-free is pumpkin seeds flour.
How to make pumpkin seeds from pumpkins
To make pumpkin seeds, scoop them out of a fresh pumpkin, rinse to remove the pulp and dry them. They can be roasted, planted or ground into flour for various uses.
What flour can I use if I have a nut intolerance?
Homemade Pumpkin Seed Flour won’t even contain any nut particles if you make it yourself.
