Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Mini Flaxseed Muffins

3/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/4 cup tapioca flour
2 tablespoons whole flaxseed
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon guar gum
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons oil
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk

Bake at 350F for 20 minutes. Makes 24 mini muffins.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Cornmeal Muffins

Makes 12 Muffins

1 3/4 cups coarse yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup rice flour
1/4 cup tapioca flour
(a gluten free flour mix may be substituted for rice flour and tapioca flour)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon guar gum
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons oil
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven at 375 F.
2. Mix cornmeal, rice flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, guar gum and salt.
3. In a different bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Add to dry ingredients.
4. Let batter rest for 5 minutes before portioning into muffin pan.
5. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Carrot Muffins

Materials: 12 cup muffin pan, measuring spoons, 1 medium mixing bowl, 1 large mixing bowl, box grater, spoon, cooling rack

1 3/4 cups rice flour
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1/2 teaspoon guar gum
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon clove
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups grated carrots
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Instructions

1. Preheat oven at 350 F. 2. Place rice flour, tapioca flour, guar gum, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and mace in a medium sided bowl. Mix well, set aside.
3. In a large bowl, mix sugar and oil together.
4. Beat the eggs and add to sugar and oil mix. Mix well.
5. Add vanilla, milk, grated carrots, and raisins.
6. Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Don't over mix.
7. Fold in pecans or walnuts.