Monday, November 12, 2012

Lemon, Berry and Quinoa Muffins



Ingredients

1 lemon
1/2 C sugar
1 C buttermilk
1/3 C canola oil
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 C quinoa flour
1 C All purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 C fresh or frozen berries
walnuts

Directions
Pre-heat oven to 400F.  Line muffin tins with liners.

Using a vegetable peeler remove the zest from the lemon in long strips.  Combine zest and sugar in a food processor and pulse until the zest is finely mixed into the sugar.  Add buttermilk, oil, egg and vanilla and pulse until blended.

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.  Add buttermilk mixture and fold in until almost blended.  Fold in berries.  Divide batter into muffin cups.  Top with walnut chunks.

Bake for 20-25 min.