Monday, April 2, 2012

Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins

I've been a negligent baker as of late, mostly due to the fact that I am now gluten intolerant. Most gluten-free baking seems like an absolute chore and never ends up worthwhile. One of the things I miss the most since cutting out gluten is muffins. I've been working on a gluten-free muffin recipe (that actually tastes good) to combat these withdrawals and I feel with these, my gluten free blueberry muffins, I've finally cracked it!


2 1/4 cups Gluten-free flour
5 tsp Gluten-free baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
100g softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/4 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup milk
1 cup frozen blueberries
Topping
3 tbs shredded coconut

  1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees C and line a 12 hole muffin tray with muffin cases
  2. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg into a medium bowl and set aside
  3. Beat butter and sugar together until fluffy (approx 2-3 minutes)
  4. Beat in vanilla and eggs
  5. Add apple sauce, milk and blueberries and stir to combine
  6. Scoop out ice cream scoops of batter into prepared tin and top with coconut
  7. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown
  8. Allow to cool in the tin for 5-10 minutes then remove and cool completely on a wire rack