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*** Just a note to those following my blog, but not following a gluten free diet, with just a simple adjustment to the recipes they can be full of gluten. Substitutes: any gluten free flour/mix use wheat flour and omit the xanthan gum. ***

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Gluten Free Zucchini Muffins w/ a Chocolate Version


I found this recipe here, but changed it just a little bit to work with what flour mixes I have and also I created a Chocolate Zucchini Muffin Recipe from it.

Ingredients:
4 cups       grated zucchini
2/3 cup     melted butter
1 1/3 cup  sugar
2                eggs, beaten
2 tsp          vanilla
2 tsp          baking soda
pinch         salt
3 cups       GF flour mix (I used 2 cups Featherlight Mix and 1 cup GF mix the first couple times.        
                   (The last time I wanted to make it a little healthier so I used 1 1/2 cups featherlight
                     mix + 1/2 cup flaxseed meal + 1 cup GF mix)
1 tsp          xanthan gum
2 tsp          cinnamon
1/2 tsp       nutmeg

*** LOVE IT WITH THE FLAXSEED MEAL ****

Directions:
* Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
* In mixing bowl, combine the sugar eggs & vanilla.
* Stir in zucchini then melted butter.
* Sprinkle baking soda and salt over the zucchini mixture and mix.
* In a separate bowl, mix together flour mixtures, xanthan gum, cinnamon & nutmeg.  Mix into zucchini mixture.
* Scoop batter into greased muffin cups (or using baking cups - which I did).  Fill cups up completely.
* Bake for 25-30 minutes until muffins are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
* Set on wire rack to cool for 5 minutes.  Remove muffins from tin and let cool.

Makes around 18 muffins.



CHOCOLATE VERSION:

Ingredients:
4 cups          grated zucchini
2/3 cup        melted butter
1 1/2 cups   sugar
2                   eggs, beaten
2 tsp             vanilla
2 tsp             baking soda
pinch            salt
2 1/2 cups   gluten free flour mix (see above for what I used)
1/2 cup        cocoa
1 tsp             xanthan gum
1 tsp             cinnamon

Follow directions above except add the cocoa at the same time you add the melted butter.