Recipe: Whole Grain Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins

One of my favorite foods is a good muffin.   Finding a good gluten free muffin can sometimes be difficult, but today I ran across what looks like a good recipe for gluten free banana nut muffins.   Check it out!

Whole Grain Gluten Free Banana Nut Muffins

Dry Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup millet flour
• 1/2 cup sorghum flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour
• 2 teaspoons chia seed meal -or- 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum (optional)
• *1/2 cup walnuts, broken into small pieces

Wet Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup non-fat yogurt
• 3 tablespoons heart healthy oil -or- melted butter
• 2 ripe bananas (about 1 - 1 1/2 cups mashed)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 granulated sugar -or- agave nectar

Baking instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line muffin tins with paper liners or non-stick cooking spray.
3. In a medium sized bowl whisk together all dry ingredients, EXCEPT walnuts. Set walnuts aside.
4. In another bowl mash bananas with a fork, cream in sugar or agave nectar.
5. Add eggs, vanilla, yogurt, and oil or butter. Mix together thoroughly.
6. Add banana/egg mixture to dry ingredients.
7. Stir together just until incorporated.
8. Fold in walnuts.
9. Pour batter 2/3 full into prepared muffin tins.
10. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out mostly clean with just a few crumbs.
11. Makes 12 nice sized muffins.

[Recipe Courtesy of Ginger Lemon Girl]