This new recipe is a perfect and versatile healthy bread that is gluten free. The texture of the bread is very light and soft with a slight sweet nutty flavour. Am pleased how this recipe turned out. It was a first attempt at making gluten free bread using millet.

12 Health Benefits of Millet:

1. Millet is alkaline and it digests easily.

2. The Hunzas – who live in a remote area of the Himalayan foothills and are known for their excellent health and longevity – enjoy millet as a staple in their diet.

3. Millet will hydrate your colon to keep you from being constipated.

4. Millet acts as a prebiotic feeding microflora in your inner ecosystem.

5. The serotonin in millet is calming to your moods.

6. Millet is a smart carb with lots of fiber and low simple sugars. Because of this it has a relatively low glycemic index and has been shown to produce lower blood sugar levels than wheat or rice.

7. Magnesium in millet can help reduce the effects of migraines and heart attacks.

8. Niacin (vitamin B3) in millet can help lower cholesterol.

9. Millet consumption decreases triglycerides and C-reactive protein. Scientists in Seoul, South Korea concluded that millet may be useful in preventing cardiovascular disease.

10. All millet varieties show high antioxidant activity. A team of biochemists analyzed the antioxidant activity; all varieties showed high antioxidant activity.

11. Millet is gluten-free and non-allergenic. A great grain for sensitive individuals.

12. Millet’s high protein content (15 percent) makes is a substantial addition to a vegetarian or vegan diet.

Here is the recipe:

 Firstly you need to boil 1/2 cup of millet in 2 cups of Carrot Juice (I used 4 carrots and 1 Cup of non GM Soya Milk in the blender to make the juice) instead of carrot juice you could use filtered water instead. It takes about 20 mins for the millet to cook and you can optionally add 1 tsp of turmeric. (You could use quinoa grain instead of the millet)

 

Wet ingredients:

Millet with carrot juice (above)

1/2 Cup Virgin Olive Oil

1/4 Cup Agave or Maple Syrup

1/2 Cup of Filtered Water

Add wet ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth.

 

Dry ingredients:

1 1/4 Cups Organic Corn Flour

2 1/2 Tbsps Baking Powder

Pinch of Sea Salt

2 Tbsps Ground Golden Flax

 

Add wet to dry and place in the fridge to rest for 30 mins. For a savoury loaf/rolls add 1/2 cup Sesame Seeds, 3 tsps Tamarind Paste and 3 tsps Herbes de Provence. (See other variations below). The mixture is quite sticky and will make 6 rolls or one small loaf. If making a loaf using a silicone loaf tin just pour the mixture in but if you are using a metal tin line with baking parchment. If making rolls line your oven tray with baking parchment and place 1 heaped tbsp for each roll on the paper and shape and smooth with a spatula knife. If making the savoury loaf/rolls sprinkle top of dough with sesame seeds. Bake in a preheated oven at 170 C and bake for 30-40 mins until a toothpick comes out clean. Leave to cool for 10 mins before turning out.

 

Other variations to add to the bread dough:

 

For spicy add 1 cup of mixed chopped cilantro, chilli flakes, chopped peppers. For Sweet add 1 cup of mixed dried fruit and nuts.

 

You could make this recipe live by grinding the uncooked millet into flour and baking in the dehydrator in silicone shaped containers at 65 C for 3 hours, turn out of containers and place directly onto mesh tray sheets and cook at 75 C for a further 8 hours