Mind Your Ps and Qs Muffins
From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 12
These wonderfully healthy, toothsome whole-grain muffins have earned their name from their two star ingredients: Pumpkin and Quinoa! These are a great way to start, continue, or end your day.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour shopping list
- ¾ cup brown sugar shopping list
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice shopping list
- 1 tsp baking powder shopping list
- ½ tsp baking soda shopping list
- ½ tsp salt shopping list
- ¾ cup cooked* quinoa shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree shopping list
- ½ cup buttermilk (well shaken) shopping list
- 2 tbsp canola oil shopping list
- 2 tbsp apple butter shopping list
- 2 tsp vanilla shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease 12 muffin cups.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the cooked quinoa and stir until well blended.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs.
- Add the pumpkin, buttermilk, oil, applesauce, and vanilla. Whisk until the mixture is smooth.
- Gradually stir the liquid into the dry ingredients just until the flour is incorporated. Do not overmix.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
- Cool in tins 5 minutes, then remove and cool thoroughly on wire racks, or eat immediately!
- If not eating the same day, freeze for up to 3 months.
- *NOTE: To cook Quinoa, bring 2 cups water to boil. Stir in 1 cup Quinoa and reduce heat to medium/low. Cover and cook for 12 minutes. Remove from heat, fluff with fork and let stand 15 minutes.
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This sounds wonderful! Sounds healthy and easy. I Love easy. Breakfast grabs for the teens. Thanks again for a great, healthy idea
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