Pea flakes

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Does anyone know how to make pea flakes how long they last and what peas I should use
 
We made them the other night following one of the YouTube videos. In this video, the person used dehydrated split peas, rehydrated them, mushed them up with a mortar & pestle, formed them into tiny pea cookies, and baked them at 400 F for 4 minutes. (We had to bake for ten or 15 minutes to achieve the same result, which I am guessing maybe has to do with our higher altitude?).

Neither the humans nor the pigs at our house were fully satisfied with the result. They came out crumbly for us. Also, our pigs are OBSESSED with the pea flakes I order from a shop on Etsy, but when we gave them the homemade ones, they actually acted like we had betrayed their trust with such nonsense. Also, I'm not sure why you would start with dehydrated peas and then rehydrate them and then bake them to dry them out again. Why not just start with fresh or frozen peas?

Also, I'm not sure mashing them up into a pea mush and then forming them into tiny pea cookies is the best approach. It seems to me you could start with a larger sized pea, blanch it to remove the outer layer, squash it flat and then bake it. That would avoid the crumbling problem. So anyway, we're going to experiment with that next time. Would be curious to hear if others have had good luck with a particular approach. We've reordered from the Etsy shop, but it would be more convenient if we could make them ourselves.

Sarah
 
That is very interesting. I had wondered about making my own. Probably less hassle just to buy them. Think it might be worth paying as i can imagine that they take a lot of time to make.
Can't believe that your pigs didn't appreciate the hard work for your home made pea flakes.
 
BatWing said:
We made them the other night following one of the YouTube videos. In this video, the person used dehydrated split peas, rehydrated them, mushed them up with a mortar & pestle, formed them into tiny pea cookies, and baked them at 400 F for 4 minutes. (We had to bake for ten or 15 minutes to achieve the same result, which I am guessing maybe has to do with our higher altitude?).

Neither the humans nor the pigs at our house were fully satisfied with the result. They came out crumbly for us. Also, our pigs are OBSESSED with the pea flakes I order from a shop on Etsy, but when we gave them the homemade ones, they actually acted like we had betrayed their trust with such nonsense. Also, I'm not sure why you would start with dehydrated peas and then rehydrate them and then bake them to dry them out again. Why not just start with fresh or frozen peas?

Also, I'm not sure mashing them up into a pea mush and then forming them into tiny pea cookies is the best approach. It seems to me you could start with a larger sized pea, blanch it to remove the outer layer, squash it flat and then bake it. That would avoid the crumbling problem. So anyway, we're going to experiment with that next time. Would be curious to hear if others have had good luck with a particular approach. We've reordered from the Etsy shop, but it would be more convenient if we could make them ourselves.

Sarah
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Hello I actually made some today for my hamster. She loves them. I use to buy them but when I found out how to make them myself, I was happy.
 
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