Quinoa Morning Glory Muffins
These muffins are made with whole wheat flour coconut flakes carrots raisins and walnuts.
Quinoa morning glory muffins. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners. In a medium bowl whisk together the gluten free flour blend quinoa flour sugar baking soda cinnamon and salt. 8 cups spelt flour or any fresh ground whole grain flours. I ve taken the concept of those decadent muffins and turned them into even more amazing quinoa breakfast bars.
They are inspired by traditional morning glory muffins with the goodness of carrots and tropical fruits. Cook and stir until the flour is toasted. Let the muffins cool in the hot pan for about 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. My morning glory muffins recipe is a perfect example of that.
I find these muffins necessary during those mornings when i find myself waking up 15 minutes before work. Measure 1 cup cooked quinoa and set aside to cool. I used applesauce instead a bunch of oil to save calories. Or maybe throw the remaining batter in a mini loaf tin and bake up some morning glory bread.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees f. Measure 2 cups pineapple carrot juice. Great for the freezer or to make into loafs for gifts. Baking with quinoa is the all new ebook from queen of quinoa with 25 recipes all gluten free dairy free and refined sugar free.
In a small dry skillet heat the quinoa flour over medium heat. It should emit a nutty scent and turn light brown. Quinoa glory muffins for added protein in your morning indulgence try these muffins. This makes a large batch.
2 cup cooked red quinoa. Cooked quinoa and ground flax give these muffins the moist fiber rich goodness of bran muffins minus the wheat derived bran. This also keeps the muffins moist along with the almond milk. Reduce heat to medium low cover and simmer until quinoa is tender and liquid has been absorbed 15 to 20 minutes.
Enjoy your muffin adventure and enjoy the journey chef brad america s grain guy. Wrap them up individually stick them in a ziplock bag and freeze for 3 months. If you are not gluten sensitive you can substitute all purpose flour for the gluten free baking mix. Preheat the oven to 350 f 180 c or gas mark 4.
Line or grease a standard size 12 cup muffin pan. These morning glory muffins freeze really nicely. We stripped away all the junk that you usually find in traditional bakery muffins and instead filled these bars with ingredients that won t send your blood sugar on a roller coaster will actually keep you full and will provide lasting energy all morning long.