Millet Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 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

Recipe

• 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. (vegetarian gravy ii vegetarian gravy ii makes a good accompaniment).