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Pear Quinoa Chai spice Bread loaf, is a mildly sweet yeast bread with a hint of chai spice. There is cooked quinoa in every slice, this makes for an amazing breakfast addition as is, or as a french toast. (The quickest french toast.. make thin pancake batter, add spices, dip, and pan fry)
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Sometimes I think too much about what I should and should not post.. Like this bread, since I keep making similar breads pretty much every week, and the Everything Oatmeal cookie yesterday. There is something a bit new though about every recipe.. so here goes. This bread has Pear puree for moist softness, a good load of quinoa, and  chai spice for a hint of magical taste in each slice and some bread flour to get it all together.
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You can use stevia or artificial sweeteners in this bread since it has some natural sugar from the fruit. For proofing the yeast(step 1), add a teaspoon of flour instead of sugar and let it get frothy. Then add sweetener equivalent to 2 Tablespoons raw sugar.
For more breads, check out my Vegan Yeast breads see here, Sandwich loafs, multigrain breads and rolls and more.
For gluten-free yeast breads, dinner rolls, flatbreads, See the GF yeast breads album here.
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I picked 2 random non profits/rescues from the 6 commenters who had left the rescue names. and the 2 Giveways go to number 5 and number 3,
Krishna’s comment for VSPCA
and VeggieGail’s for Lane county animal shelter!
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Thank you all. And Wish you a Happy Valentines day!
If you havent made anything yet, you should whip up some Chocolate cake for 1, put a large block of dark chocolate in the center of the batter and voila, you get a molten lava cake! Top it with some fresh strawberries and cream.
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Pear Quinoa Chai spice Bread loaf
A mildly sweet yeast bread with a hint of chai spice. There is cooked quinoa in every slice, this makes for an amazing breakfast addition as is, or as a french toast. Allergen Information: Free of Dairy, egg, corn, soy, nut.Â
Ingredients Â
- 1/4 cup quinoa, uncooked
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 Tablespoons warm water
- 1.5 teaspoon active yeast
- 3/4 medium pear, chopped (about 3/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup bread flour
- 2/3 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons raw sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon chai spice, My chai spice blend recipe here
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
InstructionsÂ
- In a large bowl, add 2 Tablespoons warm water, yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar. Mix well and wait to get frothy(8-10 minutes)
- Cook the Quinoa in 3/4 cup water, covered on low for 15 minutes or until tender. Or use scant 1 cup cooked quinoa.
- Let the quinoa cool a little, then blend cooked quinoa, pear, spices, salt and rest of the sugar.
- Add whole wheat flour, bread flour and this puree to the yeast mix and knead for 5-7 minutes. Add more bread flour or water if needed to get a soft dough. The dough might be slightly sticky.
- Let dough sit in a well greased container, covered in a warm place until doubled(1.5 hours)
- Take dough out and using a little bread flour, shape into a loaf or a jelly roll.
- Place loaf or roll with seam side down in a greased or parchment lined regular size bread pan.
- Spritz top with water and then with a little oil.
- Cover with towel and let sit until doubled. (45 minutes)
- Bake at 365 degrees F for 35-40 minutes until golden and a tap on the top sounds hollow.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Nutritional values are based on one slice
Nutrition
Calories: 118kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 4g, Sodium: 197mg, Potassium: 99mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin C: 0.7mg, Calcium: 8mg, Iron: 0.6mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Wow, I’ve never had quinoa bread. I have to give this a try!
i love the idea of putting quinoa with a touch of chai and pear puree! 😀
I love the combination of pear with ginger and chai! You are the master at making creative fruity breads! Happy Valentines 🙂
oh WOW this looks so amazing; love your suggestion of making this into french toast, so good!
Thanks heather.. most of my breads end up as french toasts topped with a load of fruits in the morning!
wonderful and delicious bread ……
WOW..I love this..Thanks for posting it Dear..
Aarthi
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/
This sounds wonderful. My partner eats quinoa at every meal, so it would be fun to throw some in a loaf instead of just piling it on his plate!
Richa, when in the world are you going to open up a Hobby and More bread bakery??? I mean, you are such an artist when it comes to bread-making, it’s insane!
i need a better name for the bakery.:)
Babe-a-licious Bread Maker? I’m working on it…
yes! richa totally needs a bread bakery! i’m gonna help think up a name.
babe-a-licious.. 😀 sounds like something else::DD
yes.. u girls put your brain cells to work..:)
I agree with Raji – this is a definite keeper!
What a creative bread recipe. I love it!
Thanks isobelle!
This one looks like a keeper Richa…indeed looks soft and I like breads which are a little bit sweet..and what to say about chai spice..simply superb !
Lady link this to my healthy diet event- baked goodies. https://vegetariantastebuds.blogspot.com/2012/02/healthy-diet-event-baked-goodies.html
thanks Raji! yep will link it up.
Can someone