Pumpkin Muffin Recipe from pro-triathlete Desiree Ficker.

[summergirl]

I posted this in my blog, but wanted to share with the whole group. This is a great ff recipe that is very healthy if made correctly.

Here's the scoop:

They're supposed to be gluten free, but that sounds bad.

1 & 3/4 Cups Flour (I've used white and whole wheat - both work fine)

1 & 1/4 Cups Sugar (I can cut about 1/4 cup out if you use apple sauce or something else - molasses.. splenda works too)

1 TBSP Baking powder

1/4 TSP salt (I think it needs a little more)

1 TSP Cinnamon (you can never have too much)

1/2 TSP Nutmeg

1/2 TSP Ginger

1/4 TSP Allspice

1/8 TSP Cloves (can add more to taste)

- Mix all that together in 1 bowl

In another bowl:

Mix 1 Cup pureed (canned) pumpkin

1 TBSP Soy Yogurt (can use reg yogurt. I used FF Vanilla yogurt)

1/2 Cup Soy milk (I've used skim, whipping cream, whole milk...Super VANILLA SOY IS GREAT TOO!)

1/2 Cup vegetable Oil (can use Flaxseed oil instead)

2 TBSP molasses (I use 3-4) (can substitute honey)

extra:

I use about 1/3 cup- 1/2 cup All Bran + 1/3-1/2 cup Oatmeal

Mix everything together and put in muffin tray - should make 8-12 muffins

bake at 400 for 25-30 mins (keep it closer to 20mins if your oven gets extra hot and/or you're using a metal pan)

sorry I don't have a nutrition brkdwn for this since I pulled it from the web. It's in a fit or tri magazine somewhere and I believe it gives a general breakdown, but for the life of me I cannot recall which one it is/was.

[Geosomin]

Sound close to my recipe which are yummy.
I don't see how they can be gluten free if you use regular flour though...

[summergirl]

True; the real recipe actually calls for the gluten free flour from Red Mill... they're great!

[Geosomin]

Cool. My sis-in-law is celiac. I'll have to try this out with her gluten free flour.
Thanks!