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Extremely succulent and mildly crunchy. Seed to Sprout in 1-2 Days Nutritional info:
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Sprouting Instructions
Yields approximately 1 Cup (1/2 lb.) of Sprouts
Prep 2/3 Cup of seed* then transfer (if necessary) into a bowl or into your Sprouter.
Add 2-3 times as much cool (60-70 degree) water.
Mix seeds up to assure even water contact for all.
Soak for 1-2 hours.
Note: These seeds take up all the water they need quickly. Soaking too long can make them soggy. We soak them for 1 hour.
Empty the seeds into your sprouter (if necessary).
Drain off the soak water.
Rinse thoroughly with cool (60-70°) water.
Note: Sunnys tend to be a bit on the "dusty" side (it is a by product of the hulling process) so rinse and rinse some more - until the water runs clear from your sprouter.
Drain thoroughly.
We stop here!
We eat our entire crop of Soaks at this point.
Hulled Sunflowers will NEVER grow long edible sprouts. We stop sprouting before any root appears - while they are Soaks. The germ will bulge and that is more than enough. They are crunchy, nutritious and delicious.
As with all seeds, once they have soaked up water they are alive and are now super nutritious. They are already without enzyme inhibitors (a very good thing) so they'll digest themselves and nourish you.
If you must refrigerate your Sunnys:
Set anywhere out of direct sunlight and at room temperature (70° is optimal).
The goal is to minimize the surface moisture of your crop - they will store best in your refrigerator if they are dry to the touch. That is why we refrigerate them 8-12 hour after the last (in this case only) Rinse.
Transfer your crop to a plastic bag or the sealed container of your choice - glass is good - and put them in your refrigerator - if you can keep from eating them all first.
Note: Sunny Sprouts do not store well in the refrigerator. We have kept them for 2 weeks at times but we expect only a couple days. They are so full of water and so tender that they usually develop brown spots and get soft - sorta like peaches - so we grow only what we need when we want them - they are so fast and so perfect when freshly sprouted we figure - why mess with perfection? Sprout More Often!
* If using Single Harvest Pack use the whole bag.
Remember that the yield will be approximately 1.5:1, so in theory you can start with as much as 2/3 as much dry seed as your Sprouter has capacity.
Description
Hulled (out of shell) Sunnys are a very quick sprout. They soak for only an hour and are nutritional dynamos at that point. They don't last long, but they taste so good that that isn't usually a concern. Do not try to sprout them longer or store them more than a day or so - they just don't do that. These are hard to find as the hulling process usually results in too high a percentage of broken seeds. Eat them straight from the sprouter, on salads, cereals or any place at all!
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