Zucchini Nut Muffins

These zucchini nut muffins get their great flavor from the zuccchini and the cinnamon and nutmeg. They would be insanely delicious with cream cheese frosting (You can find my recipe here). 

Without the frosting, they make a great breakfast or midday snack. With the frosting, they make a sweet and delicious dessert.

What You Will Need:
Muffin Tins
Muffin Liners
Cooling Racks

Ingredients:
3 cups Zucchini, shredded (3 medium or 4 small)
1 2/3 cups Sugar
2/3 cups Canola Oil
2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
4 Large Eggs, room temperature
1 1/2 cups Soy Flour
3/4 cup Tapioca Starch/Flour
3/4 cup Potato Starch
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Xanthum Gum
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 cup Walnuts, chopped (I actually break them up by hand.)

Directions:
Line muffin tins with muffin liners. Set aside.

Crafty Tip: Reuse a jar to store your muffin liners. I use a salsa jar. I soaked off the labels and painted the lid with some spray paint. I love this because it keeps the liners from getting squashed, and it looks pretty in the cupboard.

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Put shredded zucchini in a large bowl. (I used a cheese grater to shred my zucchini.)

Add sugar.

Add oil.

Add eggs.

Add vanilla.

Mix together.

In a separate small bowl, whisk together soy flour, tapioca starch, potato starch, xanthum gum, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking powder.

Add dry ingredients to wet zucchini mixture. Mix just until blended.

Mix in walnuts.

Use medium scoop to pour batter into lined muffin tins. Fill approximately 3/4 full. 

Makes approximately 24 muffins.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until tops of muffins bounce back when touched.

Cool in pans for a few minutes, then cool completely on cooling racks. Store in air tight containers in refrigerator for up to 10 days. (These also freeze well.)

Oh, if you could only smell them. They smell as good as they taste!

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Sharing some of these muffins with someone will definitely give them a reason to smile.

Sheryl