[hr]Living Gluten Free for Dummies has provided The Retiree with this great recipe to give readers a taste of what’s inside.[hr]

Banana and Choc Chip Muffins

This recipe calls for gluten-free self-raising flour — the commercial self-raising flour mixes are really good. If you use your own plain flour mix (refer to Chapter 9), you need to add gluten-free baking powder.

Prep time: 15 minutes • Cooking time: 25–30 minutes • Serves: 12 muffins

• 1. cups gluten-free self-raising flour
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of
• soda
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter or
• margarine (melted)
• 1 cup sour cream or milk
• 2 mashed bananas
• ½ cup choc chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C and grease or line a 12-hole muffin tray.
2. Mix flour, sugar, bicarbonate soda and xanthan gum.
3. Mix together egg, butter or margarine, sour cream or milk and add to dry ingredients.
4. Add banana and choc chips and mix lightly until combined. Don’t overmix.
5. Divide evenly between muffin holes and cook for 25 to 30 minutes.

 Per serving (1 muffin): Kilojoules 748; Fat 5.3 g (Saturated 2.4 g); Sodium 342 mg; Carbohydrate 30.5 g (Dietary Fibre 1.6 g); Protein 2.1 g.

 

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