Hemp and flax in the kitchen: 5 original recipes

Lately a tendency has arisen to rediscover, in the kitchen but not only, ancient or forgotten ingredients: procedures, cooking techniques, cultivation techniques, simplicity. And it is an expensive choice from many points of view: as a factual commitment, and as a choice against the tide that is still difficult to place on the market.

The Landini Farm in San Protaso – dedicated for thirty years to the traditional crops of the Po Valley – since 2015 has been dedicated to hemp and linen, precious goodness of the past. Have you ever used them in your recipes? Flax seeds are already more easily used as oil seeds, for salads, bread products and gelling, but flax can be used in many and different ways. it has a neutral flavor and is very versatile in the kitchen. It was already cultivated by Jews, Phoenicians and Egyptians to obtain very resistant textile fibers, but it was also useful forhigh percentage of fibers. It is used in the form of oil, but today we suggest how to use it in flour: dumplings with flax flour, pane with flax seeds e biscotti with flax and hazelnuts (discover them in the gallery above).

Regarding hemp in the kitchen, i Cannabis Sativa seeds – it would be correct to speak of hemp seed flour, rather than hemp flour – which do not contain the active ingredient and have been exploited since time immemorial to make vitamins and minerals to the food diet. In addition, it is perfect for mixing food gluten free.

Hemp has a full and particular flavor, which is felt even if in small quantities and combined with other ingredients: it has an aroma comparable to hazelnut, but more pungent. This is why it can be used both in desserts and in savory dishes: we have for you – in fact – a delicious hemp shortcrust pastry to make delicious cookies or tart bases, and one chocolate and hemp cake.

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