Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins (gluten And Dairy Free)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup gluten free rolled oats
• 1 1/4 cups rice milk (or other nondairy milk)
• 1/4 cup earth balance margarine (or butter if you tolerate it)
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup gluten-free flour (see gluten free flour blend)
• 2 -4 tablespoons hemp protein powder (or other favorite protein powder)
• 4 tablespoons flax seed meal
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum or 1 teaspoon guar gum
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 -3 tablespoons cinnamon sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°. grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• 2 combine the oats and the milk and let stand for 10 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, in a large bowl, cream together the earth balance, brown sugar, egg and vanilla; add the oat mixture and stir to blend.
• 4 add the oat mixture and stir to blend.
• 5 in a medium bowl, combine the flour, protein powder, flax meal, cinnamon, xanthan gum, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to wet ingredients and mix well.
• 6 spoon the batter evenly into the muffin pan, filling about 2/3 full.
• 7 sprinkle each muffin generously with cinnamon sugar (this will make a crusty layer on top).
• 8 bake for 20-25 minutes. let cool 5 minutes, then remove from pan and place on rack to cool, careful not to tip over and lose any topping.