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Spelt Amaranth Sunflower Bread
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Spelt Amaranth Sunflower Bread
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We have a new store in town with lots of not so easy to find items, one being amaranth, an ancient grain growth in warmer climates like Mexico and Peru.
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My introduction to amaranth was a picture I saw of Day of the Dead Skulls from Mexico. The cooked amaranth was mixed with honey and used to form skulls before being “decorated” with candy eyes, peanut teeth and raisin noses.
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Amaranth is high in lysine, an essential amino acid and when combined with cornmeal, spelt flour and sunflower seeds, as in this recipe, a more complete source of protein results in the finished product.amaranth splet bread 001You will need:
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1 cup water
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1/2 cup amaranth
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3/4 tsp sea salt, divided
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3/4 cup sunflower seeds
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1 1/2 cup spelt flour (or 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour)
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1/2 cup cornmeal
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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3/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1 cup milk ( soy, goat, dairy or almond )
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6 Tablespoons olive oil
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3 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
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1 Tablespoon maple syrup
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Optional:
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/2 cup raisins
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