April 24, 2014

M's Gluten-free Blueberry Muffin Recipe


We have been baking again! M and I have been in search of a good blueberry muffin that worked with her new gluten restricted diet and picky food preferences. Unfortunately, most of the recipes were either to difficult to follow or they called for a million odd-ball ingredients. I found a basic muffin recipe and changed around ingredients and added extra to increase flavor and moisture. My biggest issue with a lot of gluten-free baking is that the end product is often super dense and grainy- not the case with these!

If you are not a GF person, feel free to try our recipe with traditional flour and just leave out the xanthan gum. These were a big hit with everyone that got a chance to taste them. Below is the recipe and some super cute pictures of my sous chef! Now, get those berries thawing and print our recipe!




M's Gluten-free Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries thawed & drained (we used Dole's frozen blueberries)
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest *you can leave this out if you want a straight up blueberry muffin
  • 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice *also optional- but super yummy!
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • *I suggest measuring out everything first and grouping what gets mixed together. 

Directions:

***Before you get anything else started, be sure to melt your butter and set it aside to give it time to cool***

Let butter cool all the way or it can cook the eggs later in the process!


BREAK INGREDIENTS INTO THESE GROUPS:

GROUP 1: gluten-free flour,baking powder, xanthan gum, salt

GROUP 2: eggs, milk, vanilla, cooled butter, lemon zest and lemon juice

GROUP 3: This one is really a solo act. Just be sure to keep it separate!



PREHEAT OVEN TO 375
Step 1: Sift GROUP 1 together.
Step 2: In a separate bowl, use a hand mixer to beat GROUP 2 together until blended.
Step 3: Add GROUP 3- the "solo" sugar to GROUP 2 and beat until creamy
Step 4: With the mixer on low, slowly add GROUP 1 into the creamed mixture
Step 5: Put away the mixer and grab a good old fashioned spoon to gently fold in the berries.


Step 6: Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 of the way and pop them in the oven for 20 minutes. 
*Quick tip for even baking: 1/2 way through the cook time, carefully rotate the pan before allowing the to bake for the remainder of the time.
Step 7: Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for 2 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack.


M ate two of the muffins before they even had a chance to cool all the way! She got a little too excited about the second muffin and got blueberry on her nose. At least it made for a cute photo op!


We hope you enjoy our recipe! 



22 comments:

  1. Great recipe. Love a GF recipe. Will share with my friend.

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  2. I've tried a few gluten free recipes. I try to avoid the "odd-ball" ingredient recipes lol I'll definitely add this to my list to try!

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  3. I'll bet Red would eat these in a heartbeat. Maybe M can teach him how to stir and then lick the spoon?!

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  4. I love your recipe. Although we are not gluten free in our house yet, there is nothing wrong with making some GF treats like this sometimes :)

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  5. Those look awesome! My boys love blueberry muffins, so I will be sure to give these a try.

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  6. Oh these look delicious! I am thinking of going GF so these would be wonderful to try!

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  7. Yum! Blueberry muffins are one of my faves. I have a few gluten free friends and family members that I will pass this recipe on to. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. These look really yummy! I've been trying to make more gluten free baked goods. I'll have to try this recipe out!

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  9. Blueberry muffins are one of my favorites and my husband loves them too. I am always open to trying gluten free recipes because I think that ultimately they are probably better for us all...even if we don't have an intolerance to gluten.

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  10. These look yummy! I'm so loving seeing so many GF recipes lately. My issue is I haven't found a good replacement for butter to be dairy free:(

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  11. Looks like a fun time in the kitchen with the kiddos. I love that they are gluten free

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  12. I'm going to have to make this. We have two hugs blueberries bushes in our yard, so I have tons of fresh berries on hand. This would be a great things to enjoy with my morning coffee. Thanks for the recipe.

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  13. I do not have to eat GF foods but often I try them because I hear they are healthier. I have noticed that many GF foods are heavy ... are these heavy?

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    1. They were not super fluffy- but they were not that nasty dense texture that is associated with GF baked goods!

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  14. These look absolutely delicious. Saving to make later this week!

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  15. I really like blueberry muffins. I've tried a few gluten free recipes and mine never turn out quite so well. These look yummy.

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  16. And.... blueberries are in season here! I had a friend just pick ten pounds over the weekend! Would be a great recipe to use with them.

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  17. This seems like a good recipe. It is nice to add fresh fruits and vegetables whenever possible

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  18. Haha - way to cute photo opp! Good recipe too ;)

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  19. I love that these are gluten free. They look great!

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  20. Your muffins look delicious! I've never tried making gluten free muffins, just cookies. The recipe seems so easy!

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  21. I love that you're finding awesome GF recipes! Those look yummy and the blueberries look HUGE!

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