Quinoa Whole-Wheat Bread
Cooked quinoa creates a moist, nutty whole-wheat loaf that pairs beautifully with salmon salad and shredded kale.
Nutrition
per slicesIngredients
| 1 1/3 cups | 320 ml | milk, at 80°F to 90°F |
| 3/4 cup | 180 ml | cooked quinoa, cooled |
| 5 tablespoons | 75 ml | melted butter, cooled |
| 4 teaspoons | 20 ml | sugar |
| 1 1/3 teaspoons | 6.7 ml | salt |
| 5 tablespoons | 75 ml | quick oats |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | whole-wheat flour |
| 2 cups | 480 ml | white bread flour |
| 2 teaspoons | 10 ml | bread machine or instant yeast |
Instructions
PREP TIME IS 10 MINUTES OR LESS
Cooked quinoa creates a moist loaf with a hint of nuttiness. The whole-wheat flour ensures a nice dense texture, which supports the grains beautifully. Try this bread with a generous scoop of salmon salad and shredded kale for a special lunch.
The ingredients below are for the 16 SLICES / 2 POUNDS loaf. Smaller loaves: 8 SLICES / 1 POUND: 2/3 cup milk (80-90°F), 1/2 cup cooked quinoa (cooled), 2 2/3 tablespoons melted butter (cooled), 2 teaspoons sugar, 2/3 teaspoon salt, 2 2/3 tablespoons quick oats, 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour, 1 cup white bread flour, 1 teaspoon bread machine or instant yeast. 12 SLICES / 1 1/2 POUNDS: 1 cup milk (80-90°F), 2/3 cup cooked quinoa (cooled), 1/4 cup melted butter (cooled), 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup quick oats, 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour, 1 1/2 cups white bread flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine or instant yeast.
DIRECTIONS:
- Place the ingredients in your bread machine as recommended by the manufacturer.
- Program the machine for Basic/White bread, select light or medium crust, and press Start.
- When the loaf is done, remove the bucket from the machine.
- Let the loaf cool for 5 minutes.
- Gently shake the bucket to remove the loaf, and turn it out onto a rack to cool.
"Did You Know?" Most recipes call for rinsing quinoa for a few minutes before cooking to wash away its natural coating, saponin, which may taste bitter to some people. Rinse your quinoa well in cold water according to the instructions on the package. Some boxed quinoa is already prerinsed.
PER SERVING (1 SLICE): CALORIES: 158; TOTAL FAT: 5G; SATURATED FAT: 3G; CARBOHYDRATES: 24G; FIBER: 1G; SODIUM: 232MG; PROTEIN: 4G