Gluten Free Blueberry Muffin

Gluten-Free Moist Blueberry Muffin

When I first learned about my daughter’s food sensitivity. I decided I would start to bake more often to save on cost and to be healthier. Then, I know what I am putting in my daughter’s food or what she is eating. It might require more time in the kitchen but for a better health, it is worth it. I decided to start with making breakfast items. In the past, I had baked some items from cheesecakes to brownies, so it shouldn’t be too difficult. First, I looked at some recipes for something simple like a loaf of bread, pancakes, banana bread, etc. I thought I would start with something simple like the gluten-free blueberry muffin. Now, it is summer time we are getting lots of blueberries. Berries would be great it tastes great and kids love berries. I wanted the muffins to be moist, not dry or crumbly. This recipe I tried had applesauce, and butter, coconut oil which really helped with the moisture level.

Gluten Free Blueberry Muffin

Ingredient:

3 cup gluten-free flour

1 tbsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

3/4 cup sugar

7 tbsp coconut oil(liquid form)

3 large eggs (room temperature) or vegan eggs

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

2 tsp vanilla extract

2/3 cup fresh blueberries

1/4 cup butter

Instruction:

  1. Pre-heat oven 350 degrees. Spray muffin tray with oil.
  2. In a bowl, mix together gluten-free flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Put aside for later.
  3. In another bowl, mix well together with a beater or electric mixture. Mix together coconut oil, eggs, applesauce, vanilla. Mix well.
  4. Add in blueberries. Mix in the batter.
  5. Use an ice cream scoop to scoop batter into 12 muffin tins. Bake until golden brown. Bake for 25 minutes.
  6. Let the muffin cool. Once cool. Remove from muffin tin.

I gave a some to my son, he loved it. Who can refuse fresh out of the oven fresh blueberry muffin.

More About My Daughter’s Gluten Free Sensitivity

breadMore About My Daughter’s Gluten Free Sensitivity

The gluten sensitivity was new to me, I had looked at it in the past. A friend of mine has gluten sensitivity. I had learned a little about it, but I didn’t go too in depth into it. I didn’t know what to feed my daughter. I didn’t know what to cook for her. I didn’t know what are the changes I had to make at home. Do I need to completely change my way of cooking? I was definitely overwhelmed.

Now, Looking back to the past several weeks, it all makes sense all the symptoms my daughter was showing. My daughter’s tummy was bloated often and she was gassy. I thought she was sensitive to certain starchy food. Char had a terrible rash on her bum. I was trying to figure out why she kept on scratching her bum. We were using a natural detergent so it shouldn’t have been the clothes or the detergent. There are times where it gets really bad. The only thing I can do is discourage her from scratching and constantly apply ointment. The day after Char’s doctor’s appointment she had a nose bleed which was another symptom. In the past, Char did have constipation, but I thought she was not eating enough vegetable. Also, recently she has been sucking her thumb probably due to she not feeling well due to her body had trouble digesting the gluten. This all seems to make more sense now. Char had gluten sensitivity and her body knows it. It is good to find out early on Char has gluten sensitivity to switch her to a proper diet. I would need to completely change my way of cooking and buy gluten-free products. I do find this a little stressful. At the end of the day, it is better to know than not know.

More About My Daughter's Gluten Free Sensitivity

List of Symptoms for Gluten sensitivity:

  1. bloating
  2. diarrhea and constipation
  3. abdominal pain
  4. headaches
  5. feeling tired
  6. skin problem
  7. depression
  8. unexplained weight loss
  9. iron deficiency
  10. anxiety
  11. autoimmune Disorders
  12. joint and muscle pain
  13. leg or arm numbness
  14. brain fog