So you can use it like cous cous as the basis for salads and a replacement for rice but you can also use it in a whole multitude of other ways from muffins to pancakes - which we are making today!
1 cup of cooked Quinoa - 1/4 cup of uncooked, 1/2 cup water - cook it just like you would rice or cous cous
1 egg plus 1 egg white
3/4 cup plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbs butter - melted
1/4 cup semi skimmed milk
2 tbs maple syrup
You do need to be a bit organised to make them as you need to cook the Quinoa first!
In a bowl combine flour, Quinoa, baking powder and salt and mix
In another bowl combine butter, eggs, milk and syrup and whisk until pale yellow - add the dry ingredients and whisk well to combine
Heat a flat bottom frying pan with a little oil over a medium heat
Place a table spoon of batter into the pan - I cook them in batches of 3
allow to cook for a few minutes until the top sets
Flip over and cook the other side
Place on kitchen paper to drain while you cook the others - can be served hot or cold and eaten either dry or with jam, a little more maple syrup or fresh fruit
To mix up the pancakes a bit add half a cup of fresh blueberries to the mix before frying - if you want a real treat add 1/2 a cup of dark chocolate chips - you will need to keep the heat low as the chocolate will burn - serve with fresh summer strawberries and a drizzle of maple syrup - it ups it to 86 calories - but man it is soooo worth it if you are a chocoholic!!!
They taste somewhere between a scotch pancake and a crumpet but with little beads of melting tastiness - can you tell I like these!
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