Vegan Quinoa Chia Bread
Try this super healthy, gluten free bread. The recipe can be made in a food processor, Nutri bullet or Thermomix.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 300g (10oz) whole uncooked quinoa seed plus 3 cups of soaking water
- 60g (2oz) whole chia seed
- 125 ml water to soak the chia seeds
- 60g (2oz) olive oil light flavoured
- 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 3 TBS Apple cider vinegar
- 3 TBS nutritional yeast
- 100g (3.5 oz) mixed pepita, sunflower and pine nuts
- 2 TBS mixed pepita, sunflower and pine nuts additional for the top of the loaf
- 90 ml water
Instructions
- Soak quinoa in the 3 cups of water overnight, place in the fridge.300g (10oz) whole uncooked quinoa seed
- Soak chia seed in ½ cup water place in the fridge.60g (2oz) whole chia seed, 125 ml water
- The following day, preheat oven to 160 C / 320 F and line a loaf tin with baking paper.
- Drain the quinoa in a sieve and rinse under running water. Remove all excess water.
- Add the drained quinoa, chia seeds gel, oil, bicarb soda, salt, apple cider vinegar, nutritional yeast flakes and the additional water. Blitz 3min/Speed 6. (Or blend using a high powered food processor)60g (2oz) olive oil, 1 tsp bicarb soda, ¾ tsp salt, 3 TBS Apple cider vinegar, 3 TBS nutritional yeast, 90 ml water
- Scrape down the bowl and add the 100gm of mixed seeds. Combine 5sec/Speed 3 (reverse blade). (Or mix through by hand)100g (3.5 oz) mixed pepita, sunflower and pine nuts
- Pour the bread batter into the prepared tin and sprinkle remaining seeds over the loaf.2 TBS mixed pepita, sunflower and pine nuts
- Bake for 90mins or until the loaf is springy and a skewer comes out clean.
- Allow the loaf to cool completely in the tin before removing and slicing.
- Refrigerate prior to slicing the loaf and toast.
Notes
*Soak the quinoa and chia seeds the day before you want to make the loaf.
*This loaf is best toasted prior to serving
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Nutrition
Calories: 136kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 162mgPotassium: 171mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
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