Gluten Free Apple Cake Muffins

Gluten Free Apple Cake Muffins
Gluten Free Apple Cake Muffins
These light and tender muffins flirt with being apple cake. They don't have the dense graininess of your typical gluten-free muffin. I think the difference might be the flour mix- with potato starch. And the oil. I used organic canola oil.
  • Preparing Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Served Person: 1
vegetarian white meat free tree nut free nut free contains gluten red meat free shellfish free contains eggs dairy free pescatarian
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 cup sorghum flour
  • 1/2 cup millet flour or brown rice flour*
  • 1/2 cup potato starch (not potato flour)
  • 2 organic free range eggs beaten
  • 1/2 cup organic canola oil
  • 1/2 cup rice milk
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon vanilla extract
  • 1 heaping cup diced peeled apple (we used two medium apples)
  • Carbohydrate 208.281725127402 g
  • Cholesterol 250.144999990059 mg
  • Fat 97.4488599978129 g
  • Fiber 8.92360002326965 g
  • Protein 18.502349991944 g
  • Saturated Fat 59.714362498638 g
  • Serving Size 1 1 Recipe (483g)
  • Sodium 1744.18049977881 mg
  • Sugar 199.358125104132 g
  • Trans Fat 7.42506699988815 g
  • Calories 1741 calories

Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Line a twelve cup muffin tin. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flours, potato starch, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, sea salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar. Add the eggs and oil, and beat to combine. Add the rice milk and vanilla extract, and continue beating for a minute or two until the batter is smooth and elastic. Stir in the apple pieces by hand. Spoon the batter evenly into the muffin cups. Bake in the center of a preheated oven for about 22 minutes, until the muffins are domed, and firm. Cool on a wire rack for five minutes, then turn out the muffins from the pan to keep them from getting soggy. Continue to cool on a wire rack. Option: Sift tops with powdered sugar when cooled a bit. Wrap and bag leftover muffins, and freeze them to preserve texture. These gems make perfect grab-and-go treats. Make one dozen muffins. Recipe Source: glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com All images & content are copyright protected, all rights reserved. Please do not use our images or content without prior permission. Thank you.  Notes: I'm now using less brown rice and brown rice flour, and eating fewer rice cakes, etc. Here's why- there is elevated arsenic in rice. For an egg-free, vegan version, I don't see why egg replacer wouldn't work. I have had great luck making gluten-free vegan muffins - see my Vegan and Vegetarian Recipe Index for vegan muffin recipes and inspiration. For more substitution help, please see my guide to baking with substitutions here.