Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Muffins

Originally from recipezaar.com
1 1/4 cups rice flour
1/4 cup
potato starch
1/4 cup
tapioca flour
1/2 teaspoon
xanthan gum
1/4 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon
baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons
baking powder
1/2 teaspoon
salt
1/2 cup
butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup
sugar
2
eggs
1/2 teaspoon
pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup
milk or soymilk
2
bananas, peeled
1 1/2 cups
strawberries, stemmed and coarsely chopped or choc chips, or blueberries...be creative!
Directions
1Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly oil a mufffin tin or fill with paper liners.
2In a large bowl, sift together the rice flour, potato starch, tapioce flour, xanthan gum, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir to mix.
3In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs ans add the vanilla and milk, stirring well. The mixture will be quite lumpy.
4Mash the bananas and fold them with the strawberries into the wet ingredients. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients to form a thick batter.
5Spoon a generous 1/3 cup of batter into each muffin cup. Bake for 25-30 minutes. After about 15 min, turn the tin to ensure even baking. Insert a paring knife into a muffin; when the blade comes out clean the muffins are done.
6Place the tin on a cooling rack for a few minutes, the remove the muffins from the tin and place them on rack. Serve warm or at room teomperature. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

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