There is a return to Eden experience when you visit an apple orchard. On a recent Indian summer weekend we did just that, driving north to a farm, paying $20 for two empty bags, and Luc got in his trick or treating practice by stuffing the bags until the handles began to tear. You are in organic bliss with so many apples to munch on, and they definitely taste better when eaten directly from the tree. We sampled the varieties like some kind of fruit experts, pegged the apples at one another, got lost in the maze of orchards. At home we discovered that we had too many apples with not enough neighbors to gift them too. A good reason to test out recipes.
From tree to table.
We decided on healthy apple spice muffins, a simple recipe that inserts avocado oil over butter, honey and rice syrup versus excessive sugar, and whole wheat gluten free flour instead of white.
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- 1. What you’ll need.
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- 2. Preheat oven to 350.
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- 3. Mix ingredients.
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- 4. Anticipate the delicious.
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- 5. Scoop batter into pan.
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- 6. Nibble on leftovers.
Apple Spice Gluten Free Muffins
Yield:
6 jumbo muffins
Time:
Prep: 15 minutes
Bake: 20 -25 minutes
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar in the raw
1/2 cup Lindberg rice syrup
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons almond milk
1/2 cup avocado oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups diced apples
2 cups all-purpose King Arthur gluten free whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon,
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 6 muffin pan.
Beat eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl; add apples.
Combine flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon in a separate bowl; add to mixture. Stir batter until completely mixed. Pour batter into muffin tin.
Drizzle each muffin with honey, sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. If toothpick is wet, cover tin and watch for another 5 to 10 minutes as stove temperatures vary. Let cool.
Snacking delight.
Resources:
Table cloth: Linen Me
Bowls: Tuvalu Home
Tea towel: Pomegranate Home
