What can be cooked from buckwheat flour?

Those who are tired of the usual baking with the addition of wheat flour should definitely turn their attention to buckwheat flour.This product can be used to prepare absolutely the same dishes, but the result will be much healthier and more unusual to taste. In addition, buckwheat flour will be a salvation for people who suffer from gluten intolerance.

Buckwheat flour is one of the buckwheat products, with excellent taste and undoubted benefit. Outwardly, it looks like ordinary flour, only in a different color, but thanks to the underlying buckwheat, this ingredient makes any dish much more vitaminous. The composition of buckwheat flour includes such elements as the B vitamins, vitamins E, C and PP. In addition, the product is rich in such elements as iron, copper, magnesium, potassium and others. There are 340 kilocalories per 100 grams of the product, but flour often becomes part of the diet. And of course, those who suffer from gluten intolerance replace wheat flour with buckwheat flour. As you know, buckwheat this substance does not contain.

According to experts, Regular consumption of buckwheat flour has a beneficial effect on various body systems. For example, the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract will change for the better, cholesterol levels will decrease and harmonize metabolic processes. In addition, there will be a strengthening of immunity, as well as reducing the impact of stressful situations on the human nervous system.

Harmful product from buckwheat is only in some cases:

• first, it is, of course, individual intolerance, accompanied by allergic reactions;
• secondly, excessive consumption of the product can cause such unpleasant reactions as intestinal spasms, bloating and flatulence.
• Finally, do not abuse flour with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and Crohn's disease.

Buckwheat flour can be made at home alone, or you can buy it in a store. In the first case, the composition will be more useful, as in the production of flour do, after cleaning from the husk, rich in trace elements. At home, the grains cannot be cleaned this way, so they will have to be ground in their original condition, which will increase the wealth of the flour produced. In this situation, it will be possible to cook flour from green buckwheat, that is, raw thermally.

Independent production of the product begins with a thorough rinsing and sorting out the grits. First, black grains and other debris are removed, and then buckwheat is washed until the water used becomes clear. At the next stage, the croup is dried and then sent for grinding, for example, in a food processor.

The use of buckwheat flour is quite extensive: from pasta to pancakes, fried in a pan. A special advantage of the product is that it can be used to prepare dietary meals that do not bring extra calories to the body.

Using buckwheat flour, it will be possible to bake a huge amount of various pastries with aerial texture: muffins, pancakes, cakes, pancakes, bread and much more. For example, a very tasty pie with a carrot. For cooking you will need:

• 100 grams of sugar, ideally brown;
• 50 grams of buckwheat flour;
• 25 grams of pea flour;
• half a teaspoon of cinnamon;
• grated pulp of one lemon, as well as its juice;
• 100 grams of vegetable oil;
• tablespoon of boiled water;
• 100 grams of grated carrots;
• 150 grams of powdered sugar;
• one orange divided into juice and grated pulp.

First of all, the sugars that make up lemon, cinnamon, and butter are combined into a single mass, which is then processed in a blender. There are also added two types of flour, water and grated carrot. All the above ingredients are transformed into dough.

At the next stage, the dough is poured into the prepared form and put into the oven, heated to 180 degrees for fifty minutes. At this time, the components of the orange are mixed with powdered sugar. The finished cake will be fully covered with an orange substance.

Dietary cookies are also made from buckwheat flour. Ingredients include:

• 200 grams of buckwheat product;
• 120 grams of dates, free from pits;
• four tablespoons of cocoa powder;
• one and a half tablespoons of oil;
• half a teaspoon of soda;
• 350 milliliters of cow's milk.

Dry ingredients are combined in one bowl, while milk with dates and butter is processed in a blender. Then all the above ingredients are combined until you make the dough. The baking sheet is covered with baking paper, and the oven is heated to a temperature of 190 degrees. Hands are moistened in water, and neat balls are made of dough, which are then laid out on a baking sheet.

Very tasty and buckwheat flour cakes. Preparation begins with the preparation of ingredients:

• a teaspoon of honey;
• tablespoon of olive oil;
• cups of wheat flour;
• half a glass of buckwheat flour;
• about 75 milliliters of ordinary boiled water;
• pinch of salt and sugar;
• a teaspoon of yeast;
• quarters cup of peeled buckwheat nuts.

In the first stage, the yeast and sugar are stirred in half a glass of water, and then are harvested for ten minutes in a warm place. Then honey and butter, two types of flour and salt are added to the mixture step by step. Everything is filled with milk and thoroughly mixed. Chopped nuts are also added to the dough.

The finished mass will have to stand for about forty minutes, after which it should be lowered. Then she insists another twenty-five minutes and drops again. After the dough rises once more, a sausage will be formed from it, which will then be cut into pieces, the thickness of which does not exceed one centimeter. Flat cakes are laid out on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkled with flour. Cook in the oven, heated to 180 degrees, you need about twenty minutes.

Buckwheat cheese pancakes also do not cause much trouble. The sauce for them is prepared from 100 grams of sour cream and a tablespoon of sugar, and the dish itself is made from:

• 200 grams of cottage cheese;
• one egg;
• 40 grams of buckwheat flour;
• pinch of salt;
• halves a teaspoon of baking powder.

First, the cottage cheese is mixed with egg, baking powder, flour and salt. Then balls are made of a homogeneous mass, which will need to be rolled in flour and slightly flattened. Prepared cheesecakes are deposited for a third of an hour in the refrigerator, and then fried on both sides. Before serving, you will need to pour the sauce.

Be sure to make pancakes using this ingredient. In addition to 750 grams of flour, you will need:

• four glasses of boiling water only;
• 25 grams of yeast;
• four onions;
• one and a half teaspoons of salt.

In the evening, flour is poured boiling water and thoroughly mixed. The cooled dough is poured with the remains of boiling water, diluted yeast is added to it, and the mixture does not move throughout the night. In the morning salt and flour are mixed in the mass.

The dough will need to be removed in a warm space, for example, to the battery, and wait until it rises. At this point, you can do grilling chopped onions. Pancakes are prepared as follows: half a tablespoon of onion is laid out on the pan, and everything is filled with dough. After the pancake will need to fry on the other side.

Buckwheat porridge is suitable for both adults and very young children. Cooked porridge in the usual way: taken two teaspoons of flour and 200 milliliters of water, milk or other liquid, which are then mixed and sent to the stove. The mixture is brought to a boil, and during the process it is necessary to interfere from time to time.Then the fire is reduced to a minimum, and the porridge remains on the fire for about fifteen minutes.

Buckwheat noodles at home is prepared quite simply. Ingredients include:

• 450 grams of buckwheat flour;
• 150 grams of wheat flour;
• 270 milliliters of water.

Flour is sifted into a large bowl, after which everything is mixed and gradually filled with water. The dough is formed until its consistency becomes dense, and all the bubbles will not disappear. Usually this process takes about ten minutes. The finished dough is resting for fifteen minutes, and then a small lump is separated from it, which is to be rolled out into a thin plate. From the separated fragment with the help of noodles, thin macaroni are cut, which are necessarily sprinkled with flour. Boil it in the usual saucepan with water, brought to a boil.

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