Big Brown Banana Muffins

Name: Big Brown Banana Muffins Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3 tbsp quinoa; 1/2 cup water; 1/4 cup ground flaxseed; 1/2 cup hot water; 4 large over-ripe bananas; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 tbsp honey; 1/4 tsp rice vinegar; 6 packets stevia sweetener (or 1/4 cup sugar); 1/3 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup sorghum flour; 1/2 cup teff flour; 1 tbsp mesquite flour; 1/4 cup sweet rice flour (AKA glutinous rice flour); 1/4 cup potato starch; 1/2 tbsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp cream of tartar; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tbsp guar gum; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds; 1/4 cup amaranth; 2 tbsp whole flax seed; 1/3 cup sunflower seed

Minutes to Prepare: 45
Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

3 tbsp quinoa 1/2 cup water1/4 cup ground flaxseed1/2 cup hot water4 large, over-ripe bananas1/4 cup olive oil2 tbsp honey1/4 tsp rice vinegar6 packets stevia sweetener (or 1/4 cup sugar)1/3 cup brown sugar1/2 cup sorghum flour1/2 cup teff flour1 tbsp mesquite flour1/4 cup sweet rice flour (AKA glutinous rice flour)1/4 cup potato starch1/2 tbsp baking soda1/2 tsp cream of tartar1/4 tsp salt1/2 tbsp guar gum1 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp nutmeg1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds1/4 cup amaranth2 tbsp whole flax seed1/3 cup sunflower seed

Directions

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line a jumbo muffin pan and lightly grease the top.
In a small microwave safe bowl, combine quinoa and water. Microwave on HI for 8 - 10 minutes, stirring halfway through. Set aside.
In a small dish whisk together ground flaxseed and hot water, set aside for 5 minutes.
In a large bowl, mash bananas with the oil, honey, vinegar, stevia and brown sugar.
Add the flaxseed mixture and beat in.
Add the flours, starch, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, guar gum and spices. Beat smooth.
Fold in quinoa, sesame seed, amaranth, whole flax seed and sunflower seed.
Bake 25 minutes. Cool in the pan 5 minutes, then unmould onto a rack and cool completely.

*NB: if you want to make 12 average muffins, bake 18 minutes.

Serving Size: 1/2 muffin

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 259.5
Total Fat: 9.7 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 5.7 mg
Total Carbs: 39.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
Protein: 5.0 g

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