Quinoa Muffins

From: jennifer in new jersey

On May 3, 2008

Terrific...should really be tried! I normally wouldnt try a recipe with an ingredient I have never worked with before, like quinoa but because it was by this chef, and I really like her recipes, I went ahead and did and very glad too. Directions were very simple, ingredient list was easy too. I had a cup of quinoa that I bought to try but wasnt sure how I was going to try it. My 4 yr old suggested muffins. We used all organic ingredients, subbed white whole wheat organic flour for the regular flour. Had no raisins so put walnuts in walnuts and carob chips. The taste was very unique but not something you have to get use to. The taste was not overly sweet, but was not lacking in flavor. It had an earthy tone to it but not so much that you felt like you were eating something purely for the health aspect of it. The texture was nice too; not spongey at all. I will definitly make these again, and try adding a bit of flax and wheat germ (just to get some of the omegas and more fiber in for my daughter) with the flour part next time. Excellent recipe for a healthy breakfast, snack, etc... Thank you so much for sharing.

From: free-free

On May 17, 2008

JUST WONDERFUL!!! I have cooked and baked with quinoa before so knew to rinse and "massage" ( - it thoroughly before hand...for baking especially it helps to use the toasting method like in DiB's Quinoa-Toasted ~ the nutty flavor of the grain is improved greatly then...I flavored my cooked quinoa with a cinnamon, salt and brown sugar/splenda mix to prep it as well...I always flavor my ingredients as I go in baking...I added a full teaspoon of cinnamon in with the flour also because I love "spice" & I doubled up the vanilla because I read somewhere to do that for luck ??? or something ... I have no whole milk in the house right now because we are using soy so I used a mix of vanilla soy milk and vanilla yogurt and added one cup of this mixture...instead of literally using raisins I added over a cup of dehydrated fruit of my own making...I had a lot on hand right now because dehydrating is my new past time (lol) - (a yummy blend of dried berries, grapes, nannas and pineapple) ...also threw in a full tablespoon of flax-seed - this made it all extra yummy and I knew it was going to be good because I could not stop licking the bowl...5 star muffins the hugest hit I have had in forever ...everyone was like "what is this???"...SO YUM!!! ... Nutty, Earthy, Sweet JUST WONDERFUL - thanks so much Vino Girl - a fabulous recipe!!!