Quinoa for breakfast
I don't usually have a problem cooking quinoa, but I have now tried twice to cook it in milk to eat as for breakfast and both times it has failed. The first time it just got burnt even as there was still liquid in the pot and this time it tasted undercooked (and not good) but had absorbed all the liquid. I used the same measurements/process I would using water or chicken broth to cook the quinoa.
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1) Add 1/4 C. quinoa, 1/4 C. steel cut oats, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp salt and ~1 1/2 cups water to small pot. Stir and bring to a boil
2) Turn off heat, put lid on and let sit overnight
3) Heat up in the morning (add small amount of water if necessary) and mix in a big spoonful of almond butter or peanut butter. Add banana or blueberries.
I always drink with a glass of milk. I think probably you are burning the quinoa in your method because of the milk. My recipe makes 1 1/2 to 2 servings, depending on how hungry you are. I find the steel cut oats mixed in makes the quinoa texture much better.
Stephanie McSwain