Gluten Free Apricot Muffins Food

GLUTEN-FREE APRICOT-WALNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees, with a rack in the middle. Grease a muffin tin.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk and oil until well combined; add to the dry ingredients, using a rubber spatula to mix until the batter is almost fully incorporated. Add the apricots and walnuts and mix until all traces of flour are gone.
• Fill muffin tins 3/4 full. Bake until golden brown, the top is firm to the touch, and a toothpick comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Turn the tin around halfway through. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Run a knife along the edges of the muffins and unmold. Finish cooling muffins on a rack.

GLUTEN-FREE APRICOT MUFFINS WITH ALMOND STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 14 regular-size muffin cups; spray paper cups with cooking spray (without flour).
• In small bowl, mix all flours, the baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt; set aside. In medium bowl, beat eggs, milk, oil, granulated sugar, vinegar and vanilla until well blended. Add flour mixture; stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in apricots. Divide evenly among muffin cups, filling each until batter is 1/2 inch from top of paper baking cup.
• In another small bowl, mix topping ingredients until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over batter in cups.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until tops of muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Carefully remove paper baking cups.

GLUTEN-FREE APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard muffin pan with cupcake liners.
• Place the apricots in a heat proof bowl and cover with boiling water. Let sit for 5 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in the center.
• In another mixing bowl, combine the sugar, buttermilk, butter, and egg. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Drain the apricots and fold into the batter.
• Divide the mixture evenly among the prepared muffin tins. Top with the turbinado sugar. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes.

APRICOT-OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 6 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup oats, the baking powder and salt. In small bowl, mix brown sugar, milk, oil, vanilla and egg with fork or wire whisk until blended. Stir milk mixture into flour mixture just until flour is moistened. Fold in apricots. Divide evenly among muffin cups. Sprinkle each with about 1/2 teaspoon oats.
• Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Serve warm or cool.