Buckwheat And Quinoa Bread Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup buckwheat (kuttu or kutti no daro) flour
• 1/2 cup quinoa flour
• 2 tbsp powdered flaxseeds (alsi)
• 1 tsp instant dry yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/4 cup rice flour (chawal ka atta)
• 1/4 cup cornflour
• 1/4 cup arrowroot (paniphal) flour
• 1 tsp salt (namak)
• 2 tsp flax seeds
• 2 tsp buckwheat (kuttu or kutti no daro)

Steps

1. To make buckwheat and quinoa bread, combine the flaxseed powder and ½ cup of warm water in a deep bowl and mix well with a whisk for 2 minutes. Keep aside.
2. Combine the yeast, sugar and 2 tbsp of warm water in a small bowl and mix well. Cover with a lid and keep aside for 10 minutes.
3. Combine the buckwheat flour, quinoa flour, rice flour, cornflour, arrowroot flour, flaxseed-water mixture, yeast-sugar mixture and salt in a deep bowl and knead it into soft dough using enough warm water.
4. Place the dough in a greased bread tin of 175 mm. X 25 mm (7" x 3") tin sprinkle the flaxseeds and buckwheat evenly over it.
5. Cover the tin with a damp muslin cloth and keep it aside for 45 minutes.
6. Bake it in a pre-heated at 180°c (360°f) for 45 minutes.
7. Cool it slightly, demould using a butter knife and cut it into slices using a sharp bread knife.
8. Serve the buckwheat and quinoa bread immediately or store in an air-tight container and use as required.