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Replacement for popped amaranth in recipes
I have read as many suggestions as I can find, I have tried all the pans/pots in my house, I have moistened the seeds and used seeds direct from the package, I have seeds all over my kitchen now. I get a few to pop but most do not. I want to try some of thre recipes that use popped amaranth but since I don't have any I was wondering if anyone has found a suitable replacement. The videos that I watch online show people using gas stove and mine is electric - if that is the trick it is not an easy or cheap fix just for one ingredient. I also saw one person that was using what looked like a ceramic lined pot. I know there are lots of discussions on this forum about this subject but didn't see any comments about other options for ingredients.
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Permalink Reply by Lisa on -
Hey Paula,
Welcome to the Vega community! Have you tried purchasing popped amaranth? I found some at my local health food store (it's with the puffed rice/quinoa/etc. In any case, you could substitute puffed quinoa for some of the recipes, I'm pretty sure that would work. :) Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Jen James on -
I also cannot get the amaranth to "pop". I have looked for already popped amaranth locally but haven't found it yet. Do you know of a particular brand I can ask for?
~Namaste
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Permalink Reply by Riccardo on -
I wasn't able to get the amaranth to pop either so I replaced it with popped quinoa, much easier to find and, I hope, equally good nutritionally
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Permalink Reply by Paula G on -
Thanks Riccardo. I'll look for that. I did buy some popped amaranth on-line but with the shipping it is a pretty expensive way to do it. I haven't had much time to play with it though. Hopefully this weekend. I did make the Pomegranate Amaranth Energy Bars (because pomegranates are in season) and they were worthy of making again.
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