Today I needed to whip up a fast, toddler (and husband!) friendly dinner in a hurry. I was going to make a cheesy white sauce to mix in some stuffed pasta and frozen veges, but then I realized that we didn't have any flour! I turned to quinoa to save the situation. Is it possible to make a quinoa white sauce? Apparently, yes! Plus, it's gluten free as a bonus for my friends and family who have intolerances.
The secret is to take quinoa flakes and turn them into flour in a coffee grinder (ours is dedicated for spices). In 10 seconds you have a fine, dusty flour that works beautifully in a white sauce.
Ingredients
30g butter
1/2 cup quinoa flakes
1 cup full cream milk
Parmesan and pepper to taste
Method
Grind quinoa flakes in a coffee/spice grinder. Melt butter on a medium heat. Add ground quinoa and stir with a whisk until combined. After 1 minute or so, start adding small amounts of the milk, stirring until the mixture thickens and then continuing until you are satisfied with the texture (you may not want to use a full cup of milk). Add parmesan and pepper to taste.
Add to pasta and steamed vegetables for a fast and delicious dinner. White sauce is the basis of so many delicious recipes. I can't wait to try using this recipe for making chicken pies, roast cauliflower, lasagne and many more!
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Didn't know quinoa flakes existed - I like quinoa though so I will have to try, the breakfast suggestion on the packet looks tasty. Your serving plate looks so beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a brilliant idea. Did you taste any difference between using flour and quinoa? It certainly looks really delicious. Thank you for posting this awesome post and recipe.
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I purchased Quinoa flour and used my basic white sauce recipe for 2 cups of sauce.
ReplyDelete4 Tablespoons butter
4 Tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
Quinoa flour was way too much, it seemed like the more liquid I added the thicker it got.
Will try again with 1 Tablespoon Quinoa flour. If anyone else has made this I would love to know how yours turned out.