Christmas
Vegan Pumpkin Birthday Muffins
- Makes 18 muffins
Author Notes
I made these today recently for my vegan teenage son. They are a vegan version of my Birthday Muffins https://food52.com/recipes... and they were great! Xantham gum and ground flax seed stand in for the eggs.
These would be great with pecans baked in - or on top! Now I need to figure out a yummy vegan spread to eat these with. —Sadassa_Ulna
What You'll Need
Ingredients
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2 cups
AP flour
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1 cup
Sugar
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1 tablespoon
Baking powder
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1 teaspoon
Xantham gum powder
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2 teaspoons
Cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon
Salt
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1/4 teaspoon
ground cloves
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3 tablespoons
Ground flax seed mixed with 1/4 cup water
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1/3 cup
Vegetable oil
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1/2 cup
Pumpkin
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1 teaspoon
Orange or lemon zest
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1 cup
Almond milk
Directions
- In a small bowl or mug, whisk together ground flax seed and 3 Tablespoons water. Allow to sit a few minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 18 muffin tins with paper baking cups.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the first 7 ingredients. In a separate bowl mix all wet ingredients; add lemon zest and flax seed mixture.
- Add wet mixture to dry mixture and stir by hand to until well mixed.
- Pour batter into the prepared muffin tins, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake 20-25 minutes.
Growing up I was the world's pickiest eater, that is, until my children were born. Karma. Neither of my parents were much into cooking; it was the height of eating fat-free or anything with oat bran added. I taught myself some basics, mostly baking, following the guidelines of a well-worn copy of Joy of Cooking. I was a ballet dancer and a teacher suggested I lose weight. As I began reading about diet and nutrition I became interested in natural foods, which led to a job at a macrobiotic natural foods market in Center City Philadelphia; this was way before Whole Foods came to the area. I learned a lot about food in general. I ate strictly vegan for a while, although I don't now, but I still like it when a recipe can taste great without butter or bacon! In short, my approach to cooking is idiosyncratic, and I don't know very much about cooking meat or proper technique. I love to bake and I am still working on expanding my palate and my repertoire. The hardest part is getting the whole family to try new things!
So aside from my food status, I am an architect who likes to garden and play music. I'm married with two kids, and I hope to get a dog someday.
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