Quinoa Flour is a special ingredient, with an
intense flavour and a characteristic grey-green colour.
Rich in precious nutrients and naturally gluten-free, quinoa is highly appreciated by those who follow a healthy eating style. Ruggeri Quinoa Flour is ideal for
slightly unusual desserts , but also
savoury recipes with an ethnic flavour . Discover the recipe from "Ricette Pausa Pranzo" for a sweet bread loaf with an intense flavour!
Recipe
- Servings: for 1 plumcake mould (28×10 cm)
- Preparation time: 20 min
- Rising time: 4 h
- Cooking time: 35 min
Ingredients for bread
Procedure
- Combine in a bowl:
- 10 g brewer's yeast
- 150 g whole milk (warm if possible)
- 60 gr water
- After mixing add:
- 400 g Ruggeri soft wheat flour
- 25 gr Ruggeri quinoa flour
- 50 g butter in pieces
- 50 g sugar
- Transfer everything onto a pastry board and knead well until you obtain an elastic dough.
- Divide the dough in half: slowly add the bitter cocoa to one half, and the remaining quinoa flour (25 g) to the other.
- Leave to rise for 3 hours (or until doubled in size), then roll out the two doughs (like two separate rectangles).
- Brush the cocoa dough with milk and apply cocoa stars (optional).
- Place the second dough on top and brush it with milk.
- Roll it up from the long side and place it in the floured plum cake mould.
- Apply the cocoa nibs (optional) on top and let rise with a cloth on top for 1 hour.
- Cook in a hot oven at 180°C – static for 35 minutes.