Surprisingly Good Quinoa Biscuits Food

QUINOA COOKIES

Steps:

• Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Place a cover on the saucepan, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the moisture is absorbed completely, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
• Mix cooked quinoa, coconut, oats, flour, brown sugar, mashed bananas, applesauce, peanut butter, vanilla, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Fold chocolate chips into the quinoa mixture; drop by spoonful onto prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until browned around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow cookies to set up a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack

SURPRISINGLY GOOD QUINOA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 150 degrees C
• Place flour in large frypan over low heat. Stir regularly to toast the quinoa for 5-10 minutes then remove from heat. Sprinkle over baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and stir through, making sure there are no lumps of baking soda.
• In a large bowl, beat together the melted butter and brown sugar until well mixed. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until creamy and a lighter colour.
• Add in flour and mix until just combined.
• Roll dough into walnut sized balls and place on lined baking tray leaving 5cm between each biscuit.
• sprinkle with coarse sea salt - just a few grains or flakes per cookie. (You won't need all of the tablespoon)
• Cook for 10 minutes in top half of oven.
• Remove from oven and let cool for at least 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack.