Gluten-Free Banana Pecans Muffin (Banana Nut Bread Option)

Banana nut muffin has to be my favorite kind of muffin and I really wanted to create a recipe that will taste great for my husband and myself. I have tried out a few combination and finally gotten down the recipe that will work great for both banana nut bread and muffin.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Bake time for muffins: 20 - 24 minutes

Bake time for bread: 1 hr - 1 hr 10 minutes

Make 2 dozen muffins or 1 loaf of banana bread

Note: When using the same batter for banana bread, the top does get bread brown quite easily; however, it is extremely moist inside.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature or 1/2 cup of oil

2/3 cup of granulated sugar

2 large eggs*

1 1/2 cup of Silkie flour mix (1/3 cup each of brown rice flour, white rice flour, tapioca flour, 1/4 cup each of  corn starch, 1/8 cup each of sorgum flour and potato starch)

1 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt

1 1/2 teaspoon of xanthan gum

1/2 cup of sour cream

1 teaspoon of GF vanilla extract

1 cup of mashed rip bananas (3 medium size)

1/2 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts

cinnaman sugar (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375, for muffins, apply paper liner or spray oil to the muffins tin; for bread, use butter or oil spray to gease a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan; set aside.

2.  In an electric mixer, cream butter or oil, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat to blend.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together silkie flour mix, baking soda, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt.

4. Add to the butter mixture and mix until the ingredients combined.

5. Add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla; mix to combine. Stir in nuts.

6a. For Muffin, fill each muffins tin abut 2/3 full and sprinkle some cinnamon sugar on top of the batter. Bake the muffin until golden brown on top. It should take about 20 - 24 minutes depending on the oven.

6b. For bread, pour the batter and fill the prepared loaf pan. Bake the bread for 1 hrs to 1 hr 10 mins until the bread is cooked. Note: the bread does get brown easily, so cover the top with foil after 20 mins of baking.

7. Let the muffins and bread rest for 10 minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool.

Happy Baking!!

Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins

This is the 2nd version of my blueberry Muffins. The 1st time when I baked the blueberry muffins was a little bit too sweet and have a little bitter after taste. So I modified the flour mix and the sugar level. I like it much better this time; hence, I am publishing this muffins recipe.

This recipe will make about 16 muffins.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Baking Time: 20-25 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups of Silkie Flour Mix (1/2 cup each of brown rice flour, white rice flour, tapioca flour, 1/4 cup of corn starch, 1/4 cup of potato starch) - reserve a little bit of flour mix to toss blueberries
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1 stick of unsalted butter, melted *
• 1 cup of sugar
• 3/4 cup of milk (cow, soy, rice)
• 1/4 cup of olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon of bakng powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 1/2 of vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)

SPECIAL NOTES
* If using salted butter, then do not add any salt.

INSTRUCTION:

1. Prehead oven to 375 degree,  place paper liners in the muffin cups or grease cup muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray or butter.
2. Mix Silkie flour mix, xanthan gum, sugar, and baking powder together
3. Add the melted butter and stir to form a crumbled mixture, set aside
4. Use a medium size bowl to mix milk, oil, egg, vanilla until blended.
5. Add the mixture from step 4 to the crumbled flour mixture, stirring just until moist to make a batter.
6. Lightly toss blueberries in a little Silkie flour mix, then fold them into the batter.
7. Use a ice-cream scoop or a tablespoon to scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Fill each cup about 3/4 full.
8. Bake for 20-25 minutes. The muffins should be slightly golden brown on the top. 
9. Let the muffins cool for 5-10 minutes before removing for the cup muffin tin.

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Happy Baking!