Pan de Quinoa y Miel for #BreadBakers

I made this loaf -  Pan de Quinoa y Miel - for the #BreadBakers' December event. See the bottom of this post for more information about this great bread baking group.

Our hostess this month is Mireille of Chef Mireille's East West Realm who picked a quinoa theme for the month. Thanks, Mireille!

Quinoa is a high protein grain that has been cultivated in the Andes of South America for hundreds of years. Recently 'redisovered' for its nutritional properties, quinoa adds a pleasant chewiness and slighly nutty flavor to this wholesome bread. 

Ingredients

• 1 C cooked red quinoa
• 2 C hot water
• 3 tsp salt
• 2 T active dry yeast
• 1/2 C raw organic honey
• 5 C white whole wheat flour
• 1 C ground almonds
• 2 T granulated honey
• 1 T uncooked red quinoa
• butter, for greasing the dish and rubbing the finished loaf

Procedure

Place the hot water in a large mixing bowl, sprinkling the yeast on top. Let bloom for ten minutes. Add honey and salt. Add the cooked quinoa, flour, and ground almonds. Blend until well combined. Knead for 3-5 minutes until it is smooth and soft. Oil the dough and the bowl, cover and let rise in a warm spot for 45 minutes. Once it has risen, punch it down again and shape move to a buttered loaf dish. Let rise again for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with granulated honey and uncooked red quinoa.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Bake for 20 minutes at 425 degrees F. Reduce the heat to 375 and bake for another 15 minutes.

Remove the baking pan from the oven and rub the loaf with stick of butter - just until it glistens (not the whole stick!). Let cool for 10 minutes and serve warm.

Here's the December Bread Basket...

• Eggnog Cranberry and White Chocolate Quick Bread by Laura at Baking in Pyjamas
• Garlic Multigrain Bread by Kelly at Passion Kneaded
• Maple Walnut Quinoa Quick Bread by Renee at Magnolia Days
• Mocha Porter Quinoa Loaf by Stacy at Food Lust People Love
• No Knead Quinoa Bread by Karen at Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Pan de Quinoa y Miel by Camilla at Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Quinoa and Millet Bread by Anshie at Spiceroots
• Quinoa Apple Muffins by Robin at A Shaggy Dough Story
• Quinoa Poolish Baguettes by Adam at Bakers and Best
• Quinoa Oatmeal Bread by Cindy at Cindy's Recipes and Writings
• Quinoa Pumpkin Muffins by Kathya at Basic N Delicious
• Red Quinoa Sourdough Bread by Sophie at Sweet Cinnamon & Honey

How to join...
#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on this home page. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.