Raspberry Muffins

I had been planning on making these a while ago; however, the first set of raspberries I had gotten went bad before I could do them.  So...I decided to try once again.  And...they look so yummy!!

 Also, keep in mind that this recipe isn't originally mine.  I found it at www.cooks.com.

RED RASPBERRY MUFFINS

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Topping Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. butter, softened 
• 1/4 c. flour (gluten-free)
• 1/4 c. brown sugar

Muffin Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 c. flour (gluten-free)
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. Xanthan gum
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1/2 c. butter, softened 
• 1 c. fresh raspberries

Directions:

1. Mix the first 3 ingredients (butter, flour and brown sugar) together and set aside for the topping.
2. Mix together by spoon the sugar, egg, milk and butter; stir in the flour, Xanthan gum, and baking powder. 
3. Add raspberries. 
4. Fill muffin pans 2/3 full and sprinkle topping mixture on top.  
5. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes.

Before...

After...

After #2

I will say that when I was baking that I used the Gluten Free Pantry version of all purpose flour for the 1/4 cup flour in the topping and 3/4 cup of flour in the actual muffin mix.  The other 1/2 cup of gluten free flour was actually white rice flour from Arrowhead Mills.  Also, rather than specifically measuring the raspberries, I actually just put the entire 6 oz. container in.  This recipe can make a dozen small muffins or 6 large muffins.

Hope you enjoy them!!  Happy eating!!!

Jenni

Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour

Today, I don't exactly have a recipe per se to share with you; however, I do have a product I'd like to share.  Andrew and I have been using Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour a couple of times to replace the flour we had been using.   We've used the flour for shortcake for strawberry shortcake and crust for pizza.  You will want to use it in combination with the Xanthan Gum from Bob's Red Mill (or someplace else) as a replacement for the gluten in other flours.  Typically, you will want to do about 1 cup of flour to every 1 teaspoon of the Xanthan gum.

You can find any Bob's Red Mill products at the following places (there may be more!):

• Kroger (in the natural foods section)
• Whole Foods (in the baking section)
• Bob's Red Mill website
• Amazon (type in Bob's Red Mill)

Happy eating!!

Jenni