GF Carrot Zucchini Muffins

https://myislandbistrokitchen.com/   makes 12


Ingredients:
2/3 cup sorghum flour
½ cup GF quick cooking rolled oats
¼ cup brown rice flour
¼ cup coconut flour
¼ cup + 2 tbsp oat flour
2½ tbsp potato or corn starch
2 tbsp ground chia seeds
1 tbsp + ¾ tsp tapioca starch
1½ tsp zanthan gum
1 tbsp BP
½ tsp bicarb
½ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp allspice
Pinch ground cloves

½ cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
1/3 cup coconut oil
2 tbsp pure maple syrup
1½ tsp vanilla
½ cup Greek style vanilla yoghurt
2 tbsp whole milk
¾ cup shredded zucchini
¾ cup grated carrot

¾ cup raisins

Streusel Topping:

¼ cup sorghum flour
¼ cup brown sugar, packed
3 tbsp quick-cooking rolled oats
1/8 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp cold butter

Method:

Set out the eggs, yogurt, and milk to bring them to room temperature. If using solid coconut oil, melt and let it cool to room temperature before proceeding with recipe. Shred the zucchini and grate the carrot.

Preheat oven to 475°F.

Prepare 12 muffin cups (each at least ½-cup capacity) by spraying each muffin cup with cooking spray or greasing individually.

Prepare streusel topping by combining the flour, brown sugar, rolled oats, and cinnamon together. Cut in the cold butter until mixture is crumbly. Set aside.

Combine flours, rolled oats, starches, ground chia seeds, zanthan gum, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices together in a large bowl. Whisk ingredients well to combine. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Set aside.

In separate medium-sized bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the brown sugar, eggs, coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir in the yogurt, milk, zucchini, and carrots.

Pour wet ingredients into well in dry ingredients. With large spoon, mix ingredients together just until dry ingredients are fully incorporated. Do not overmix. Fold in raisins.

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling almost to the rim of each cup. Sprinkle streusel mixture over tops of muffins. Transfer muffins to pre-heated oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 400°F. Bake for apx. 20 minutes, or until muffins are just firm to the touch and a cake tester inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean. Do not overbake or muffins will be dry. Remove from oven and let muffins rest in pans for 5 minutes then gently remove from pan and transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

GF LEMON-FILLED THUMBPRINT COOKIES

The coconut toasts lovely as the cookies bake.  makes 22

Ingredients:
½ cup butter
½ cup white sugar
1 extra large egg
1 large egg yolk (save the egg white for the egg wash)
1 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp almond flavouring

1 cup all-purpose GF flour
½ cup almond flour
¼ cup coconut flour
1¾ tsp zanthan gum
1/8 tsp bicarb
¼ tsp BP
¼ tsp salt
Scant ½ tsp cardamom

3 oz flaked coconut
1 large egg white beaten with 1 tbsp water

Apx. ½ cup lemon curd or favourite jam (don’t use  lemon cake filling)

Method:

Line baking tray with parchment paper.

Using the paddle attachment in the bowl of stand mixer, cream the butter.  Gradually add the sugar.  Beat well.  Add the egg and extra egg yolk.  Beat. Mix in the vanilla and almond flavouring.

In separate bowl combine the flours, zanthan, bicarb, BP, salt & cardamom.  Whisk together very well.  Blend into the butter-sugar-egg mixture. Mix well. Cover with glad-wrap and chill 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place coconut in one small bowl, egg-white/water in second bowl.  Roll dough into balls, approx 1” diameter (weight ¾ oz.) Dip each ball in egg-white then roll in coconut.

Place onto tray, arranging about 2” apart.  Using thumb tip, end of wooden spoon, or the round bowl of a ¼ tsp measuring spoon, gently press an indent into each centre.  Bake for 20-22 mins.

Immediately fill each cookie with about 1 tsp lemon curd while hot.  If indents are not clearly defined, gently reform them.  Transfer them to wire rack to cool completely.  Store in airtight container. Can add a light dusting of icing sugar at the time of serving.