 by Barrie Silberberg
I thought this week I would share a favorite recipe from my book, The Autism & ADHD Diet. It is for Carrot Muffins and appears on pages 124-125.
Muffins are a wonderful food to service your family, if prepared in a healthy manner. Most commercial muffins contains way too much fat and sugar, so making them from scratch can help in obtaining a much healthier treat. Making muffins is a great way to hide all sorts of healthy ingredients, such as carrots. These muffins originally were made, using pumpkin, and actually, you can add any type of vegetable. It would be fun to experiment. Keep in mind, to reduce the fat and calories, you can substitute ½ or 1/4 of the fat content (oil, margarine) with apple sauce. If you like more flavor in your muffins, add an additional amount of the spices. These muffins are very moist and are terrific frozen and defrosted to eat at a later time. No one will know they are GFCF. Enjoy!
4 4 oz jars of organic carrot baby food (or any other veggie)
5 ¾ cup oil
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
3 cups GF all-purpose baking flour (There are many pre-mixed varieties)
1-teaspoon cinnamon
1-teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ginger
1-teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon GF baking powder
1-teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt, if desired
2 tablespoons ground flaxseed meal (optional)
Preheat oven to 400 F (205 C). Line baking cups, or grease with vegetable shortening. Mix carrots, oil, sugar and eggs in a large bowl. In a medium-sized bowl, mix flour, spices, baking soda and baking power. Add dry ingredients to carrot mixture and mix. Add flaxseed meal for extra fiber and omega-3 fatty acids (optional) Spoon into muffin cups. Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Makes 24 muffins.
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About Tiffani Lawton, R.N.Using her background in health care administration, education and marketing, Tiffani founded OUR Journey THRU Autism as an educational resource for special needs parents, teachers, and other professionals. Currently she is Editorial Director at Special-Ism, focusing on the -Isms experienced by children with various special needs.
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