Blueberry Banana Muffins

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BLUEBERRY BANANA MUFFINS

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Makes about 14 muffins (or 12 muffins + 6 mini-muffins)

1/2 cup tapioca flour
1/3 cup arrowroot powder
1/3 cup white rice flour
1/3 cup buckwheat flour, (or brown rice flour)
3 TBLS flax seed meal
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking soda, gluten free
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
2 tsp guar gum (available in larger supermarkets and organic markets)
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup coconut oil, (can also use Earth Balance™ margarine)
1/2 cup raw sugar (Turbanado™, Sucanat™ or coconut)
2  eggs (or vegan substitute 2 “flax eggs”: soak 2 T ground flax in 6 T warm water for 5 minutes)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup vanilla coconut yogurt
2 medium ripe bananas, mashed

1+1/2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen(thawed), or any combination of berries will work

DIRECTIONS:

1. Whisk dry ingredients together and set aside.
2. Blend sugar and oil or margarine together. When fluffy and well combined add in remaining wet ingredients and blend well.
3. Blend dry ingredients slowly to wet ingredients and blend until well combined but not overly beat. 
4. Stir in berries last with spatula or spoon.
5. Spoon into muffin tins,( I usually fill closer to 3/4 full instead of the recommended 2/3 full with traditional muffins)
6. Bake 30-32 minutes or until lightly brown on top on the middle rack.
7. Cool for few minutes in tin and then remove and finish cooling on rack before they condensate in tin.
   

Since these will make a few extra then the usual 12 count I will use the rest of the dough to make a few mini muffins. Take the mini-muffins out after 20 minutes, while leaving the regular-size muffins in oven to bake.

Also, I will typically double this recipe if I am serving guests.

Namaste.

Vickie Kelson

Health Coach

specializing in Transformational Nutrition

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