Delicious Quinoa Avocado Bread

They’re gluten-free, full of protein and healthy fats, generous with the fiber, easy to make, and tasty too! What’s not to love? Keep this recipe (and its ingredients) handy for next time you want healthy burger buns or similar:

You will need

• 2½ cups quinoa flour
• 2 cups almond flour (if allergic, just substitute more quinoa flour)
• 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and mashed
• zest and juice of 1 lime
• 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp MSG or 1 tsp low-sodium salt
• Optional: seeds, oats, or similar for topping the buns

Method

(we suggest you read everything at least once before doing anything)

1) Preheat the oven to 350℉/175℃.

2) Mix the flaxseed with ⅓ cup warm water and set aside.

3) Mix, in a large bowl, the quinoa flour and almond flour with the baking powder and the MSG or salt.

4) Mix, in a separate smaller bowl, the avocado and lime.

5) Add the wet ingredients to the dry, slowly, adding an extra ½ cup water as you do, and knead into a dough.

6) Divide the dough into 4 equal portions, each shaped into a ball and then slightly flattened, to create a burger bun shape. If you’re going to add any seeds or similar as a topping, add those now.

7) Bake them in the oven (on a baking sheet lined with baking paper) for 20–25 minutes. You can check whether they’re done the same way you would a cake, by piercing them to the center with a toothpick and seeing whether it comes out clean.

8) Serve when sufficiently cooled.

Enjoy!

Want to learn more?

For those interested in some of the science of what we have going on today:

• Gluten: What’s The Truth?
• Why You Should Diversify Your Nuts!
• Monosodium Glutamate: Sinless Flavor-Enhancer Or Terrible Health Risk?

Take care!