Millet Loaf

woodland hues's Note:

This recipe serves a crowd and can be halved.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 1 1/2 cups millet
• 3 3/4 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, finely diced
• 1 cup celery, finely diced
• 1 cup onion, finely diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dill weed
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup roasted sunflower seeds (optional)
• 3 tablespoons whole wheat flour

Directions:

1. Rinse millet and put it in a medium saucepan with the water and 1/2 tsp salt. Cook, lid ajar slightly, over medium heat for about 20 minutes, or until soft; the millet should absorb all the water.
2. Saute the carrots, celery, onions and garlic in sesame oil until onions are translucent. Add the seasonings.
3. Mix the cooked millet and the veggies together, along with the sunflower seeds, if you wish.
4. Add 3 tbsp flour to the millet mixture, blending well.
5. Lightly oil (and flour, optional) 2 loaf pans. Press the millet mixture into the pan, and bake at 400 F for one hour (45 minutes if the millet is still warm when you put it into the pan).
6. Allow the loaf to cool for about 10 minutes before turning it out onto a platter and slicing.
7. Serve with mashed potatoes, green beans and lots of brown gravy. (Recipe #4855 Vegetarian Gravy II makes a good accompaniment).

Reviews

[birdnerd]

This was okay. It needed something to help it out, and I can't do the gravy, too many allergens.

[Kana]

My family happily ate millet! That is an accomplishment. I used this for my first gluten-free OAMC cooking attempt and it worked great. I moved it from freezer to refrig. about 10 hours before cooking.

[Aunt Cookie]

I liked this very much! I thought it had a good texture, especially with the sunflower seeds added. This is one of the better veggie loaves I've made. Next time I make this, I will probably add more spice and salt. Also, I added a sprinkling of nutritional yeast to one of the loaves, and I enjoyed the extra flavor this gave it. Thanks for posting this recipe...it's going to make a nice packed lunch!