{"id":254,"date":"2011-02-24T03:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T03:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anjaschwerin.com\/food\/?p=254"},"modified":"2016-04-30T10:53:56","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T10:53:56","slug":"buckwheat-banana-porridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anjaschwerin.com\/food\/02\/buckwheat-banana-porridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckwheat Banana Porridge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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People are creatures of habit when it comes to foods and food routines. For instance, many like the same breakfast every morning. Lunches can be the same for 2 or 3 days in a row. However, dinner has to be different every night. Any logic behind it? Nope! Does it make sense? Nope!<\/div>\n
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Recently I got tired of my breakfast routine, which I had for at least 6 months, if not a year. I actually can’t remember when I last had something else for breakfast than fresh fruit with yogurt and granola.<\/p><\/div>\n

\nTime for change has come, and I had to look out for an alternative. While I bake muffins and breakfast cakes at least twice a week, I don’t like them for breakfast. I need something not too solid that can to be eaten with a spoon.
\nWhile this buckwheat banana porridge will probably not last several months on my breakfast table, it is surely a good one to have in the coldish winter and early spring months. My idea was to create a gluten-free and vegan breakfast porridge. Despite its name, buckwheat does not belong to the wheat group and is gluten free. It has quite a strong and distinctive taste, very much on the nutty and earthy side.<\/div>\n
\nFor the first time ever, I used and tasted soy milk. This porridge is surely a good place to use it. Cooking the buckwheat in soy milk gives it a lovely creaminess. Adding a pinch of cinnamon adds to the warmy winter feeling that this breakfast provides. It’s sweetened with raw mashed banana only. The chopped nuts add some crunch. On the whole, a filling breakfast, yet light on the stomach. A good meal if you have a long day ahead and surely a good thing to eat before long runs.
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BUCKWHEAT BANANA PORRIDGE<\/b><\/div>\n
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(Print Recipe) <\/a><\/div>\n
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1\/2 cup uncooked buckwheat<\/div>\n
1 cup soy milk<\/div>\n
pinch of cinnamon<\/div>\n
1 ripe banana mashed<\/div>\n
2 tablespoons almonds, chopped<\/div>\n
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Serves 2<\/div>\n

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\nIn a small pot, combine buckwheat grains, soy milk and cinnamon. Cover with a lid, bring to a boil, then let simmer on low heat until liquid has been absorbed and buckwheat is soft and chewy, about 10 minutes.
\nIn a serving bowl, stir in the mashed banana into the cooked buckwheat. Sprinkle with chopped almonds. Serve immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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