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Pan de Quinoa y Miel for #BreadBakers

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BreadBakersI 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...

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.
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  1. KelsterDecember 9, 2014 at 3:26 AM

    I love the use of red quinoa here. Love the look.

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    1. Camilla M. MannDecember 9, 2014 at 7:23 AM

      I love it, too! It's so much prettier than the regular quinoa.

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  2. Stacy RushtonDecember 9, 2014 at 4:01 AM

    Rub the loaf with a stick of butter, you say! What a wonderfully tasty idea. I love your quinoa honey loaf, Camilla!

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    1. Camilla M. MannDecember 9, 2014 at 7:24 AM

      Okay, I edited that to say "just until it glistens - not the whole stick!" Didn't realize how that read until you said that.;)

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  3. ReneeDecember 9, 2014 at 4:06 AM

    "rub the loaf with a stick of butter" - I'd bake the bread just so I could do that.

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    1. Camilla M. MannDecember 9, 2014 at 7:24 AM

      Haha. Okay, I edited it to be a little more descriptive..."just till it glistens..."

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  4. AdamDecember 9, 2014 at 7:05 AM

    I'm with Stacy and Renee, rubbing with a stick of butter sure got my attention! Looks like a really nice chewy and soft crumb.

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    1. Camilla M. MannDecember 9, 2014 at 7:25 AM

      Thanks, Adam. I re-wrote that to be more descriptive. ;) But it was was nice and chewy and soft. Thanks for reading.

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  5. Chef MireilleDecember 9, 2014 at 8:24 AM

    love the colorful loaf with the use of red quinoa - glad you liked the theme

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  6. KarenDecember 9, 2014 at 10:27 AM

    Love the "hat" on your bread =) The addition of the almonds sounds like it would balance the quinoa beautifully, and the red quinoa makes your bread look great!

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  7. CatherineDecember 9, 2014 at 11:37 AM

    Looks delicious and goes perfect with a cup of tea. xo Catherine

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  8. Laura@Baking in PyjamasDecember 9, 2014 at 12:20 PM

    Lovely looking loaf!

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  9. AnshDecember 9, 2014 at 4:27 PM

    Quinoa and almonds are a great combo. A really delicious and great looking bread.

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  10. UnknownDecember 9, 2014 at 7:39 PM

    Quinoa, honey, almonds. YUM!

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  11. Cindys Recipes and WritingsDecember 10, 2014 at 2:57 AM

    Ground almonds sound great in here!

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  12. Robin @ A Shaggy Dough StoryDecember 12, 2014 at 1:22 PM

    Beautiful, Camilla! Love the red quinoa-great pop of color.

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