Gluten Free Date Pecan Muffins Food

GLUTEN-FREE DATE PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, salt, baking soda, and nutmeg; whisk to mix. In a blender, combine the grapeseed oil, agave nectar, eggs, vanilla extract, and apples; process on high until smooth.
• Stir the wet ingredients into the almond flour mixture until thoroughly combined, then fold in the pecans and dates. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until the muffin tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then serve.

DATE AND PECAN SLICE (CAN BE GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Grease and line and 18x28 cm slice pan with baking paper- cover base and extend up sides of the pan.
• Preheat oven to 160°C.
• Mix all slice base ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Press mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until golden. Remove from oven and cool in the pan.
• To make the icing- sift the icing sugar into a bowl and stir in the butter and enough lemon juice to make a smooth icing.
• Lift the cooled slice from the pan.
• Spread with the lemon icing. You can decorate top with some fine zest of lemon or finely diced pecans.
• Cut into 24 slices to serve.

BANANA MAPLE PECAN BREAD MUFFINS (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Combine bananas with 1/3 cup maple syrup and 1/2 cup pecans. Mix well and set aside.
• Combine flour, xanthan gum, sugar, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and dry buttermilk. Alternatively if you do not have premixed pumpkin pie mix, use equal parts cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Combine eggs, oil, and water. Pour into the center of the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon just until dry ingredients are incorporated.
• Use a spatula or knife to make three or four "troughs" in the dough/batter. Spoon banana mixture into troughs. Gently fold bananas into dough with knife.
• Spoon dough into muffin cups. Top with pecan-maple mixture. If using cream cheese frosting, coat tops of muffins after they are baked, not before.
• Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Makes about 18 good sized muffins.

GLUTEN FREE APPLE CINNAMON PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375, and line a muffin pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together almond flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. In another bowl, whisk together honey, oil, milk, vanilla, egg, and baking soda. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until just combined. Add the the grated apples and pecans and gently mix.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin pan, filling the muffin cup almost to the top. Mix together the sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle the tops, and bake for 15-18 minutes for standard muffins or 12-17 minutes for mini muffins, until muffins are browned and a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then remove the muffins from the pan and continue to cool on the rack.