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		<title>Gluten-free, Allergen-free Vegan Amaranth Flatbread Recipe Mix</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This recipe has been in the works for quite a while. I&#8217;ve been making it for months, experimenting with different variations. I&#8217;m not sure why I kept holding off on posting it, but maybe it was because I was waiting for just the right combination of flavors. Finally, the other night, I found the perfect [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/amsand4.jpg"><img src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/amsand4.jpg" alt="" title="amsand4" width="300" height="451" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-5149" /></a>This recipe has been in the works for quite a while. I&#8217;ve been making it for months, experimenting with different variations. I&#8217;m not sure why I kept holding off on posting it, but maybe it was because I was waiting for just the right combination of flavors. Finally, the other night, I found the perfect seasonings that made me say &#8220;Yes, this recipe is ready.&#8221; I made <a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-vegan-nut-free-sesame-not-cream-cheese-recipe-5133.html" target="_blank">tahini un-cream cheese</a> that seemed to cry out to be used on dill-shallot bread for an heirloom-tomato, avocado sandwich. I had some shallot pepper from Penzeys, and so I combined it with dill and onion in my favorite amaranth flatbread, and used it to make the perfect veggie sandwich. As I bit into it, I realized at last the recipe was ready for posting. Now, mind you, I like every single variation I posted. Italian seasonings have been a favorite when I use this recipe for pizza, and the sundried-tomato olive flatbread is my favorite for snacking. And now, I have a favorite recipe to make amaranth flatbread for sandwiches. Not only is the amaranth not a bad thing in this recipe- it actually tastes good, and the official Book of Yum taste testers the DH and JM both gave thumbs up. Life is pretty good for this allergen-free, gluten-free mama, amaranth and all. Anyone else want a sandwich with me? What is your favorite gluten-free sandwich bread and veggie fillings? Share in the comments!<br />
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		Gluten-free Vegan Amaranth Flatbread Recipe with mix instructions
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1 tablespoon dry yeast<br />2/3 cup amaranth flour (or Sorghum, or brown rice flour)<br />1/2 cup arrowroot starch or tapioca flour<br />2 teaspoons xanthan gum<br />1/2 teaspoon salt<br />2/3 cup warm non-dairy milk (110) (hemp etc. You can use water but it is better with the higher protein content un-dairy milk*See NOTE)<br />1/2 teaspoon sugar or honey<br />1 teaspoon olive oil<br />1 teaspoon cider vinegar</p>
<p>For variations:<br />Dill-shallot flatbread: 1/2 tsp Penzey&#8217;s shallot blend, 1/2 tsp dill weed, onion powder to taste, kosher salt for sprinkling<br />Provencal flatbread: 1 tsp bouquet garni or Provencal blend, kosher salt for sprinkling<br />Italian flatbread: 1 tsp italian seasoning, kosher salt for sprinkling.<br />Sundried tomato-olive flatbread: 1 tsp. italian seasoning, for topping: 1-2 tbsp. sundried tomatoes in oil, 1 tbsp. or more kalamata olives, sliced<br />Cinnamon-sugar flatbread: 1 tsp cinnamon or cinnamon based baking blend (Pumpkin pie spice etc), cinnamon sugar for sprinkling
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Preheat oven to 425F and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with a sheet of parchment paper. If you have it, heat a pizza stone on the lower rack of your oven.</p>
<p>Combine dry ingredient in bowl of standing mixer and add your warm non-milk, sweetener, olive oil and cider vinegar.  Add teaspoon of herb for your respective variation as listed. Do not add anything listed for sprinkling or topping (i.e. olives, cinnamon sugar).  Mix for 3 minutes on medium-high. Use spatula to scrape dough out onto parchment paper. Drizzle dough with a little olive oil or lemon olive oil and shape with your hands into a round or square flatbread shape. If it sticks to your hands, you can add more oil. (If making sundried tomato-olive flatbread, you can use the oil from the sundried tomatoes and leave some tomatoes embedded in the dough.) If relevant add toppings- KOSHER SALT or olives or cinnamon sugar, depending on recipe. Bake for 10 minutes on baking sheet and then transfer flatbread on its parchment paper to your pizza stone. (If not, just rotate your baking sheet). Bake for 10 more minutes or until the bottom is nice and brown and the dough has reached your desired state of crunchiness. Take from oven and enjoy!
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To make a mix, prepare quart sized Ziploc freezer bags. I often make at least 3 mixes at a time. Combine amaranth, arrowroot (or tapioca), xanthan gum, and salt in each bag. Label with recipe title and remaining ingredients:<br />1 tablespoon dry yeast<br />2/3 cup warm non-dairy milk (110) (hemp etc.)<br />1/2 teaspoon sugar or honey<br />1 teaspoon olive oil<br />1 teaspoon cider vinegar</p>
<p>and store at room temperature. Pour in standing mixer bowl and add remaining ingredients, following posted directions here to make recipe.</p>
<p>Bags can be re-used later.</p>
<p>*olive-sundried tomato variation pictured.</p>
<p>*NOTE: If using unsweetened non-dairy milk, add 1 tsp sugar or honey to the batch. The yeast likes it.
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		<title>Gluten-free, Dairy-free, and Egg-free Amaranth Scone Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think we might have to rename the Book of Yum to &#8220;the Book of Amaranth&#8221; if I keep this up. I can&#8217;t help it. I&#8217;m eating amaranth every four days, thanks to this crazy allergen-free, gluten-free diet that I&#8217;m on. I&#8217;ve gone through phases. There was the amaranth banana muffin phase, the &#8220;amaranth gruel [...]]]></description>
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I think we might have to rename the Book of Yum to &#8220;the Book of Amaranth&#8221; if I keep this up. I can&#8217;t help it. I&#8217;m eating amaranth every four days, thanks to this crazy allergen-free, gluten-free diet that I&#8217;m on. I&#8217;ve gone through phases. There was the amaranth banana muffin phase, the &#8220;<a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-allergen-free-baking-baked-amaranth-meal-cracker-flatbread-recipe-4360.html">amaranth gruel baked into a cracker</a> phase, the <A href="http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/gluten-free-allergen-free-amaranth-soda-bread-and-sesame-free-garlic-free-baba-ganoush-recipe-4861.html">amaranth soda bread</a> phase, the amaranth pizza phase&#8230; but lately I&#8217;ve been bored with all of these. My food fantasies turned towards the sweet, and I started having visions of raisins and cinnamon sugar. Sorghum recipes go with cinnamon and sugar like jam goes on toast, so that has been easy. But the other day it occurred to me that perhaps the earthy flavor of amaranth might be coaxed into submission by the assertive flavors of cinnamon and raisin. <a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/amaranthscone.jpg"><img src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/amaranthscone-150x150.jpg" alt="" title="amaranthscone" width="150" height="150" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5115" /></a> In fact, amaranth might start to function like teff in my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416535993?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=boofyu-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=1416535993">favorite gluten-free graham cracker recipe by Rebecca Reilly</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=boofyu-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1416535993" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />, adding depth and an almost graham flour flavor. So, I decided to try. I used my amaranth soda bread recipe as the jumping off point to create a healthy, low in fat and low in sugar scone that you can have for an everyday breakfast without an obscene sugar rush. And you know what? I liked it. I liked it a lot. Oh, and if you don&#8217;t want to bother with forming individual scones, you can also just make a cinnamon raisin soda bread round and cut it to serve. It isn&#8217;t quite as cute, but it tastes every bit as good. Tell me what you think, and about your experiments with amaranth. Let&#8217;s dish amaranth!</p>
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		Gluten-free Vegan Amaranth Raisin Scone Recipe
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1 cup raisins (i used jumbo assorted) soaked in warm water<br />2 tablespoons boiling water<br />3/4 teaspoon unbuffered vitamin C crystals<br />4 tablespoons coconut oil or other oil (grapeseed, canola, etc)<br />3/4 cup warm hemp milk (or other dairy-free milk)<br />2 tsp. vanilla<br />2 cup cups amaranth flour<br />1/2 cup sorghum flour<br />3/4 cup arrowroot starch<br />1/4 cup brown sugar<br />1/2 teaspoon salt<br />1 tablespoon Penzey&#8217;s Baking Spice (or pumpkin pie blend, or cinnamon sugar)<br />2 teaspoons baking soda</p>
<p>Extra warm hemp milk (or other dairy-free milk) for basting<br />cinnamon sugar<br />Raw sugar
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Preheat oven to 400F. Cut a circle of parchment paper to cover the bottom of a round cake tin. Also cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.</p>
<p>Put your raisins in a small bowl and pour warm or boiling water over them. Let sit.</p>
<p>Put your vitamin c in the boiling water. If it doesn’t dissolve, whisk it in.</p>
<p>Combine amaranth flour, sorghum flour, arrowroot starch, brown sugar, salt, baking soda and baking spice in a large bowl. Drain your raisins and add them to the dry mix. Next, add your water with vitamin C, hemp or other dairy-free milk, vanilla, and oil, and stir with a big wooden spoon. Begin to fold it all together. You can mistreat this dough a bit. Beat it up, fold it up until it seems thoroughly mixed and your arm feels tired. Plop the dough onto your cake pan and shape it into a circle about 1 inch high that doesn&#8217;t quite touch the edges. You can dampen your hands to shape it or use a cake frosting knife to smooth out the edges. </p>
<p>Remove dough round (along with parchment circle) from the cake pan and put on a cutting board. Use a damp or oiled bread knife to cut the round in half, then quarters, and finally into eighths as if you were cutting a pie. Use a thin spatula or pie server to remove the triangles of dough one by one and place them onto the cookie sheet&#8217;s parchment paper. Do not let their edges touch. Brush with warm hemp milk and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and raw sugar. Pop in the oven. Lower oven temperature to 325 and bake for 45 minutes or until scone has a nice texture. (Depends on your preference; I like my amaranth a little over-baked so it is not gummy.)</p>
<p>Remove from oven and serve! Would be good with soy-free margarine, coconut ice cream, or cashew cream if you do nuts.
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		<title>Gluten-free Allergen-free Amaranth Soda Bread and Sesame-free, Garlic-free Baba Ganoush recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is ironic that although amaranth is my least favorite of the gluten-free grains or pseudo-grains that I&#8217;m eating, I&#8217;ve managed to come up with a fair number of recipes using the flour that I actually like. Maybe it is all part of that necessity being the mother of invention thing&#8230; however that saying goes. [...]]]></description>
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It is ironic that although amaranth is my least favorite of the gluten-free grains or pseudo-grains that I&#8217;m eating, I&#8217;ve managed to come up with a fair number of recipes using the flour that I actually like. Maybe it is all part of that necessity being the mother of invention thing&#8230; however that saying goes. This particular recipe for an allergen-free soda bread is based on one I found floating around the internet without a clear author, but which I&#8217;ve modified to suit my tastes. It is crunchy and has a earthy flavor that I find pairs beautifully with a hearty, vegan soup or a creamy, dairy-free dip like my latest riff on baba ghanoush. Unlike most dips, this dip is bean-free, dairy-free, soy-free and even sesame or tahini-free. The fresh cilantro gives it a light, herb note while roasted eggplant gives it body and soul&#8230; and homemade sunflower butter stands in for sesame paste. I enjoyed this bread and dip with some luscious kalamata olives and considered myself a pretty lucky gluten-free, allergen-free breastfeeding mama. </p>
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		Gluten-free Allergen-free Amaranth Soda Bread Recipe
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2 tablespoons boiling water<br />3/4 teaspoon unbuffered vitamin C crystals<br />4 tablespoons coconut oil or other oil<br />3/4 cup warm hemp milk (or other dairy-free milk)</p>
<p>2 1/4 cup cups amaranth flour<br />1/4 cup additional amaranth flour<br />3/4 cup arrowroot starch<br />1/2 teaspoon salt<br />1 tablespoon caraway seed<br />2 teaspoons baking soda </p>
<p>kosher salt flakes<br />herbal blend like Penzey&#8217;s Provencal herb mix
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Preheat oven to 400F. Cut a circle of parchment paper to cover the bottom of a round cake tin. </p>
<p>Put your vitamin c in the boiling water. If it doesn&#8217;t dissolve, whisk it in.</p>
<p>Combine 2 1/4 cup amaranth flour, arrowroot starch, salt, baking soda and caraway seed in a large bowl. Add your water with vitamin C, hemp or other dairy-free milk and oil, and stir with a big wooden spoon. Sprinkle with the additional 1/4 cup of additional amaranth flour and fold it all together. You can mistreat this dough a bit. Beat it up, fold it up until it seems thoroughly mixed and your arm feels tired. Plop the dough onto your cake pan and shape it into a circle about 1 inch high. You can dampen your hands to shape it or use a cake frosting knife to smooth out the edges. Sprinkle with kosher salt and a nice herbal blend and cut an X in the top, just because it is fun and makes it seem more authentic. Pop in the oven. Lower oven temperature to 325 and bake for 55 minutes or until the center is done to your taste. (I like it pretty done and not doughy in the middle so I put it back in sometimes.)</p>
<p>Cut into triangles and enjoy with some soy free margarine, super yummy lemon olive oil, or baba ganoush.
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Surprisingly addictive.
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		Garlic-free Vegan Baba Ghanoush Recipe
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1 American style eggplant<br />drizzle olive oil</p>
<p>2 scallion bulbs<br />2 tbsp sunbutter (I ground roasted unsalted sunflower seeds with a drizzle of lemon olive oil)<br />Olive oil (basil or other flavored oil is lovely)<br />1/4 tsp of salt (or more to taste, especially if using homemade unsalted sunbutter)<br />handful of fresh cilantro<br />1 fresh lime<br />1 tsp agave nectar (optional)<br />fresh ground black pepper
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Cut eggplant in half horizontally and place in baking dish with freshly cut side up. Drizzle with olive oil. Roast on 425 for 20-30 minutes or until flesh is golden brown. Turn over and bake ten more minutes. Then remove from oven and cool.</p>
<p>If making your own sunbutter, grind your seeds and olive oil first in a small food processor or blender. (I have a small powerful food processor that I love for this.) Then scoop out the flesh of your roasted eggplant and add it to the food processor. Add the green onion bulbs to the processor with only a little of the green top if desired. If desired, add a drizzle of your favorite olive oil. I used a Basil Olive oil. Blend until you have a creamy sauce. Then add salt, cilantro, lime, agave and pepper and blend, blend, blend. </p>
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Sunflower seed is no tahini, but did you know sesame is a rising allergen, especially in countries where it is part of the national cuisine? This is also garlic-free.
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		<title>Gluten-free Allergen-free Baking: Baked Amaranth Meal Cracker Flatbread Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picture a little round seed that looks like it belongs in a bird feeder or could be the start of a Chia pet. Imagine this seed surrounded by a million of its friends in a plastic clear bag from Bob&#8217;s Red Mill labeled &#8220;Amaranth Grain.&#8221; On my allergy rotation diet, this seed has become a [...]]]></description>
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<p>Picture a little round seed that looks like it belongs in a bird feeder or could be the start of a Chia pet. Imagine this seed surrounded by a million of its friends in a plastic clear bag from Bob&#8217;s Red Mill labeled &#8220;Amaranth Grain.&#8221; On my allergy rotation diet, this seed has become a staple, but not one that particularly thrills me. In the morning I&#8217;ve been having it boiled into a porridge with lemon olive oil, honey, nutmeg and raisins. I add all these things to mask the earthy, savory nature of the seed. Boiling it creates this gel-like stuff that seems only appropriate for an astronaut meal. </p>
<p>After eating this gloppy porridge one too many times, I started daydreaming about things I could do to give it a better texture. Somehow I came up with the idea of spreading it out like a pizza on parchment paper and baking it into a tasty flatbread that could be used as a pizza base or crackers. And- miracle of miracles, this technique worked and transformed my martian-gel porridge into this amazing cracker bread that rivals flax crackers for crunch and has amazing flavor too! So lately, I eat my morning glop but leave half of the stuff plain, chill it and bake it later. When I enjoy this gluten-free crunchy, salty cracker flatbread with tasty veggies, it&#8217;s hard to remember that it is the same stuff that I eat for breakfast, transformed thanks to the magic of the kitchen. </p>
<p>The baked seed pops in your mouth a little and the high protein count means you don&#8217;t even miss t he missing dairy, egg or soy in the recipe- it is simply fabulous, and fabulously easy. I hope the next time you find yourself facing a big bowl of amaranth gruel that you will consider transforming it into some lovely salty flatbread. </p>
<p>And, if like me you need to avoid nuts and dairy, you may enjoy topping it with a lovely pumpkin seed basil pesto and roasted red peppers and calling it pizza. I&#8217;ve been experimenting with both pumpkin seed and sunflower seeds&#8230; as rare allergens they seemed like a good bet, and they don&#8217;t seem to bother Baby Yum. To my delight, pumpkin seed pesto is just as tasty as I could have hoped- and I don&#8217;t miss the dairy or nuts in the slightest! What are your favorite ways to cook with pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds? Share in the comments and you just might inspire my dinner! </p>
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		Gluten-free Amaranth cracker recipe
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1/2 cup whole amaranth grain (not flour)- i use Bob&#8217;s Red Mill brand<br />1 1/2 cup water<br />salt to taste</p>
<p>flavored olive oil (lemon or basil)</p>
<p>fresh basil, torn into pieces to garnish (optional)
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Boil amaranth with water for 20-30 minutes, or until you have a thick porridge like consistency. Cool and place in refrigerator and thoroughly chill.</p>
<p>Preheat oven to 425F.<br />Line pizza pan with parchment paper and baste with olive oil.</p>
<p>Remove chilled amaranth and spoon onto your parchment paper into a thin, round disk, much like a pizza. Baste top with olive oil (flavored olive oil is ideal) and sprinkle with plenty of salt. </p>
<p>Bake for 20 minutes or until bottom of crust dries out and edges start to get crisp like a cracker. Carefully  peel off parchment paper and turn crust over, basting with olive oil if desired. </p>
<p>Bake until you get desired crispiness on both sides of cracker. Remove from oven, slice into pizza shapes and use as flatbread, cut into crackers (if you get it really crispy), or top and bake a little more in oven.
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		Vegan Dairy-free Pumpkin Seed Basil Pesto Recipe
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1/2 cup shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)<br />olive oil (start with 1 tbsp. and add more as needed to form paste)<br />1 small bunch fresh basil (or more, to taste)<br />salt
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Lightly toast pumpkin seeds in a dry pan on low heat, turning as needed. Combine pumpkin seed with olive oil and basil in a small food processor and blend. Stir as needed and add more olive oil as necessary until you get a nice texture. Add salt to taste and enjoy!
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<p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepita</p>
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		<title>Gluten Free Baking with Amaranth: dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free Vegan Crepe recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may know, we&#8217;ve been struggling with allergies at my house these days- it turns out that our darling Baby Yum has a very sensitive tummy and so I&#8217;ve had to go on a rather extreme elimination diet in order to breastfeed her. The good news is that she is doing much better (yay [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/amaranthcrepeflg2.jpg"><img src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/amaranthcrepeflg2.jpg" alt="amaranthcrepeflg2" title="amaranthcrepeflg2" width="300" height="451" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4350" /></a>As you may know, we&#8217;ve been struggling with allergies at my house these days- it turns out that our darling Baby Yum has a very sensitive tummy and so I&#8217;ve had to go on a rather extreme elimination diet in order to breastfeed her. The good news is that she is doing much better (yay probiotics!)- and the other good news is that while I had to turn my diet upside down, I&#8217;m starting to come up with some recipes that rock, limited ingredients or no. This recipe is amazing because it doesn&#8217;t contain any of the top allergens (no dairy, soy, eggs, nuts, animal products, potatoes, corn etc) and yet still has fantastic texture and flavor. As I was bemoaning the loss of Ener-g foods egg replacer (which contains a corn derivative AND potato, both of which I&#8217;m currently avoiding), it occurred to me that the <a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/soccas-south-american-style-284.html">french crepe/flatbread recipe socca</a> doesn&#8217;t contain any eggs at all, and still tastes lovely. It is based in high protein chickpea flour but I thought, what if I used another high protein flour like amaranth, which is one of my current staples? And so, a lovely recipe was born. Obviously I wasn&#8217;t going to be able to top it with hummus (no sesame at the moment, sigh) but I raided my admittedly limited fridge and came up with an easy veggie saute that tasted surprisingly savory and delicious. I&#8217;ve made this recipe many times since its first inception, and it comes out beautifully every time.</p>
<p>For those of you new to amaranth, you can find gluten-free certified flour through Bob&#8217;s Red Mill, sold on Amazon or directly through the company. Amaranth is a traditional food plant in Africa, and only now beginning to be cultivated for use in the United States. It has a long and interesting history with the Aztecs and with the native people of Mexico. &#8220;To this day, amaranth grains are toasted much like popcorn and mixed with honey, molasses or chocolate to make a treat called alegrÃ­a.&#8221; (<A href="http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/Recipes.nsf/recipes/D43711DCA1A50B6586256CBD000E900B" target="_blank">Recipe for AlegrÃ­a using whole grain amaranth</a> )</p>
<p>Most interestingly for our purposes, Amaranth contains &#8220;large amounts of protein and essential amino acids, such as lysine . . . [and is] reported to have a 30% higher protein value than cereals, such as rice, wheat flour, oats, and rye.&#8221; That sounds good to me, especially since Baby Yum is currently sensitive to so many of my  vegetarian protein staples. Further, &#8220;Amaranth and quinoa are called pseudograins because of their flavor and cooking similarities to grains. These are dicot plant seeds, and both contain exceptionally complete protein for plant sources. Besides protein, amaranth grain provides a good source of dietary fiber and dietary minerals such as iron, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, and especially manganese.&#8221; (Source: <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>) Nutritional value aside, this recipe is worth trying based on flavor alone. I think you&#8217;ll agree that in this case, a simple whole grain (or whole pseudograin) recipe is amazingly tasty- and easy, too!</p>
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		Gluten Free Amaranth Flatbread Crepe Recipe
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1/2 cup GF amaranth flour (I use Bob&#8217;s Red Mill)<br />1/2 cup water + 2 tbsp water<br />1/8 tsp. salt<br />1 tbsp. olive oil<br />Generous sprinkle of dried rosemary<br />olive oil for oiling cast iron pan<br />cast iron or other oven safe skillet</p>
<p>*Makes two crepes- double for larger recipe</p>
<p>Allergen-free filling:<br />1 thinly sliced apple<br />2 carrots, cut into horizontal thin pieces similar in size to the apple (cut like a very wide matchstick)<br />1/2 or 1 zucchini, cut into tiny cubes(optional)<br />olive oil to taste<br />salt<br />pepper
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Whisk together flour, water, salt, and olive oil in a medium bowl. Set on counter and leave for 30 minutes, whisking as needed. Meanwhile preheat oven to 450F and place seasoned cast iron pan in oven, heating. Add rosemary after batter has set. Brush pan with small amount of olive oil and let cool slightly. Pour half of your batter into the pan and swirl to make a round crepe in the pan. Place in oven and let bake for at least 8 minutes or until it starts to brown and lift off the edge of the pan. Take out of oven and carefully peel off flatbread and turn over, letting it brown for a minute or so on the other side if you like it crispy.  </p>
<p>While you are making your second flatbread, heat a small amount of olive oil in a nonstick or second cast iron pan and saute apples and carrots until apple starts to brown. Season generously and turn. Add a little more olive oil and heat in the center of pan. Sprinkle oil lightly with salt and add zucchini cubes, sauteeing until lightly browned, turning as needed. When done to your desired texture, remove from pan.</p>
<p>Fill or top flatbread with your sauteed veggies and enjoy!
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				<span class="yum_recipeInfo">Original Source:</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="yum_recipeInfoData">Inspired by garbanzo bean chickpea recipe, but my own creation. Please do not replicate without permission.</span><br />
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