Best Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins

Delicious pumpkin muffins baked with gluten free flours


We found canned organic pumpkin on the store shelves this week. So be prepared for pumpkin recipes. I, for one, Darling, can't get enough. Pumpkin is my favorite fall ingredient. Maybe because it cozies up to gluten-free flours so well. It adds moisture and depth to g-free baked goods. It flirts with cinnamon and ginger like the sexiest, inscrutable movie star. You know what I'm talking about. It's not overt. Or blatant. It's not over the top. It is subtle. Secure.

Pumpkin doesn't demand to be admired.

Because it doesn't have to prove itself.

It's not a bully flavor that crushes gentler flavors in its wake. It doesn't bark and claw to be Top Dog 24/7. It doesn't have a deep seated need to own the room, to dominate, to control the ingredients it shares a bowl with.

Pumpkin goes with the flow.

It likes vanilla.

And it likes chocolate.

You could say, it's bi-flavorful.

Which happens to be a quality I admire. Even embody and embrace. Because life is brimming with diversity. Life is rich and complicated, sticky and glorious. And for every preference I may think I cherish, there are sure to be a dazzling array of alternative preferences twinkling beyond my peripheral vision like so many bokeh jewels.


xox

Karina





Gluten-free pumpkin muffins




Karina's Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffin Recipe


Recipe published October 2010 by Karina Allrich.


These moist and tender beauties sport coconut flour, and a lovely pecan crunch. If you don't care for nuts in your pumpkin muffins, use chopped or dried cranberries, golden raisins, or even chocolate chips. Be happy. Choose your favorite add-ins.


In a large mixing bowl, whisk together:


1 cup sorghum flour or GF oat flour

1/3 cup organic coconut flour

1/2 cup almond flour

1/2 cup cassava flour or potato starch

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg



Add in:


1 and 1/3 cups packed organic light brown sugar

1 cup pumpkin puree (canned pumpkin is fine)

1/3 cup organic coconut oil

2 free range organic eggs, beaten (or Ener-G Egg Replacer whisked with 1/4 cup warm water for vegan)

1 tablespoon bourbon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

1/2 cup vanilla almond milk or coconut milk

Beat the batter to incorporate the ingredients. If it needs a little more liquid, add up to 1/4 cup almond or coconut milk until it is a smooth consistency.


Stir in by hand:

1/2 cup roughly chopped pecans or walnuts (or raisins, or chocolate chips, as you prefer)


Instructions:


Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a 12-muffin tin with paper cupcake liners.

Spoon the batter into twelve muffin cups, filling them close to the top. Smooth the tops using the back side of a wet teaspoon.

Add a pecan half to each muffin top, if you like.

Bake in a preheated oven till domed and golden- roughly 22 to 25 minutes. The muffins should feel firm yet springy to a light touch. If a wooden pick inserted into the center emerges clean- these babies are done.

Cool on a wire rack. Remove the muffins from the pan after five minutes, and allow them to continue cooling on a wire rack. This helps keep their bottoms from getting soggy.

Wrap and freeze leftover muffins in freezer bags for easy on-the-go treats.

Cook time: 23 min

Yield: One dozen muffins

Recipe Source: glutenfreegoddessrecipes.com

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For substitutions, please see my guide to baking with substitutions here.




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