Wild Blueberry Maple Breakfast Quinoa With Toasted Pecans Food

WILD BLUEBERRY & MAPLE BREAKFAST QUINOA WITH TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Rinse quinoa in fine mesh strainer under running water. Drain well.
• Place quinoa in saucepan over medium heat. Cook about 10-15 minutes, or until quinoa turns golden brown. (The quinoa will pop as it turns golden brown).
• Add the milk, water and vanilla (and maple flavoring if using) to the saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover, cooking about 10-15 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat and let stand 3-5 minutes.
• Stir in cinnamon, blueberries and pecans. Spoon into serving bowls. Drizzle each bowl with a tablespoon of pure maple syrup.

CORNMEAL PANCAKES WITH BLUEBERRY MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Whisk flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• In another bowl, whisk egg yolks with buttermilk, milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
• Combine the wet and dry ingredients to make a thick batter, be sure not to overmix.
• Whip egg whites until they have soft peaks.
• Fold the whipped egg whites into the batter.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Lightly coat the surface with butter.
• Pour about 1/4 cup of the batter into the skillet for each pancake.
• Cook until bubbles break the surface of the pancakes and the undersides are golden brown.
• Flip pancakes and cook for another minute or so on the other side.
• Keep cooked pancakes warn on baking sheet in the oven while you cook the rest.
• Serve pancakes with warm blueberry syrup.
• For the syrup:.
• toss the blueberries and maple syrup in a small saucepan.
• Add cinnamon stick and cook over high heat until boiling and blueberries begin to pop, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, remove cinnamon stick, and whisk in butter and lemon juice.

BREAKFAST QUINOA (COLD)

Steps:

• cook quinoa in water or juice with cinnamon according to package. usually it is bring to a boil, reduce heat cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• cool a little and stir everything in.
• keep in the fridge and serve cold.
• this will keep for a few days in the fridge.