Honey Muffins

This is a basic coconut flour muffin recipe you can use to make a variety of muffins.

Makes 6 muffins

3 eggs
2 tbsp butter, melted
2 tbsp coconut milk or whole milk
3 tbsp honey (or 2 tbsp Manuka honey)
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup sifted coconut flour
1/4 tsp baking powder (or soda)

Blend together eggs, butter, coconut milk, honey, salt, and vanilla. Combine coconut flour with baking powder and thoroughly mix into batter until there are no lumps. Pour batter into muffin cups. Bake at 200°C for at least 15 minutes.

VARIATION:

Pecan Muffins:
Make honey muffins as directed and add 1/2 cup of chopped pecans and 1/8 tsp almond extract.

Blueberry Muffins:
Make honey muffins as directed and add 1/2 cup of fresh blueberries and 1/8 tsp almond extract (or use a bit more vanilla instead). Blueberries should be dry. If rinsed, dry before adding to batter. Bake for 16-18 minutes.

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins:
Make honey muffins as directed but omit the vanilla and add 2 tsp of lemon extract. Sprinkly poppy seeds on top of muffins just before baking.







This recipe is adopted from Bruce Fife's recipe http://health.grroups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFNN/message/19161, and Chien Tang Ltd, 2009