Teff Flour: What Is It And What Are Its Qualities?
Would you like to consume homemade breads and sweets without giving up a healthy diet? This is possible thanks to the teff flour. With this type of flour you can prepare a large number of recipes and delicious sweets, even if you are on a diet to lose weight, if you are an athlete or if you simply like to take care of your diet.
For this reason we want to explain what this ingredient is, how it works and in what type of preparations it can be used. Do not forget that although it is a healthier option than wheat flour, the basis of the diet is the variety and the proper distribution of nutrients.
What is teff flour?
Teff flour comes from a grain of a fairly small size and brown hue native to Ethiopia. Its appearance and nutritional content is similar to quinoa, providing a sweet and toasted aroma. It is said that this type of grain has been cultivated for more than 5000 years.
Often Ethiopians use to make cakes typical artisan bread used as a basis for other foods and dishes of territory. Lately, a strong expansion of this type of grain is emerging due to the great benefits that its consumption brings, and which are reflected in an investigation published in the journal Food Chemistry.
It is often consumed in breads, muffins, and baked goods. Another option is to consume it in vegetable creams, thick stews or with milk, replacing our usual cereals.
On the other hand, it should be noted that its cultivation is very friendly to the environment, since its production can be done under different climatic conditions, even in dry or water-filled soils.
It has a relatively short cultivation time, during which we can obtain a large proportion of food for both humans and animals. Therefore, its environmental impact is low and its production safe and sustainable over time.
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