Gluten-Free Banana-Nut Muffins

Name: Gluten-Free Banana-Nut Muffins
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters amaranth flour (certified gluten-free); 1 teaspoon baking powder; 0 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters lightly mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 bananas); 118 milliliters brown rice flour (certified gluten-free); 118 milliliters dark brown sugar; 2 larges eggs, separated; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 118 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons fine salt; 59 milliliters tapioca flour (certified gluten-free); 12 servings Turbinado sugar for sprinkling, optional; 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 79 milliliters vegetable oil; 296 milliliters toasted walnuts

You can never have too many morn meal recipes, so give Gluten-Free Banana-Nut Muffins a try. One serving contains 255 calories, 4g of protein, and 16g of fat. This gluten free and vegetarian recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, turbinado sugar, brown rice flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Adjust the oven rack to the center. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with your favorite liners and lightly grease with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Muffin Tray

Oven

Finely chop the walnuts in a food processor. Set aside 3 tablespoons for garnish.

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Walnuts

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Food Processor

Combine the remaining ground walnuts, amaranth flour, brown rice flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.

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Amaranth Flour

Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Walnuts

Salt

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Bowl

Add the sugar and work in with your hands.

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Sugar

Whisk together the bananas, milk, oil, vanilla and egg yolks in a separate medium bowl.

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Egg Yolk

Banana

Vanilla

Milk

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

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Whip the egg whites on medium-high speed in the bowl of a large stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or in a large bowl of using a hand mixer) until soft peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Egg Whites

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Stand Mixer

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Whisk

Bowl

Fold the banana mixture into the nut-flour mixture until combined (don't fret if your batter has lumps, this means it isn't over-worked). Fold one third of the whipped egg whites into the batter until completely incorporated, then gently fold in the remaining egg whites until just combined (it's alright if the batter is a little streaky).

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Egg Whites

Banana

All Purpose Flour

Fill each liner about three-quarters full.

Sprinkle with the reserved ground walnuts and turbinado sugar, if using.

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Turbinado Sugar

Walnuts

Bake until the muffins are golden brown and nicely cracked on the top, and a toothpick inserted in the muffins comes out clean, 28 to 30 minutes, rotating halfway through baking.

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