These gluten-free apple muffins use teff flour along with arrowroot starch and brown rice flour.

Yield 8-12 muffins

Ingredients:

• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup teff flour
• 1⁄2 cup arrowroot starch
• 3⁄4 cup brown rice flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder 1 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 2/3 cup low-fat milk
• 1 apple, cut into small pieces

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400oF. Grease muffin pans.
• Combine flours, arrowroot starch, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Separately, mix eggs, oil and milk.
• Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture and combine with a few strokes. Fold in the apple pieces.
• Fill greased muffin pans 3⁄4 full. Bake for 20 minutes.

Adjusted for 5,000 feet—will work from 3,500 -6,500 feet.

Nutrition Facts (serving size 1 muffin, 97g / servings per container 8-12): Calories 260, Calories from Fat 80, Total Fat 9g, Saturated Fat 1g, Cholesterol 40mg, Sodium 170mg, Total Carbohydrate 42g, Dietary Fiber 2g,Sugars 19g, Protein 4g