Gluten-Free Apple Spice Muffins

Replacing white flour with brown rice flour creates a gluten-free muffin that everyone will love.


Prep time: 15 minutes,
Bake time: 20 minutes
Makes: 12 muffins

2 c. organic brown rice flour
1 tsp. aluminum-free baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cloves
2 large eggs
1/3 c. sucanant or maple syrup
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 c. rice milk
1/2 c. organic apple sauce
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 organic apple, peeled, cored and grated
2 tbsp. sucanant
2 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350° F. Place 12 unbleached muffin cups into a muffin pan. Sift dry ingredients in a bowl. Stir together the eggs, sugar or maple syrup, oil, apple sauce and vanilla together in another bowl. Fold into the dry ingredients. Stir in apples. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Mix sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle over muffins. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.