05 Sep Fall Recipes: Sweet Potato Muffins
I know after Telluride Film Fest we’re all a little star-powered out, but Gwyneth Paltrow’s sweet potato muffins are a must for your fall repertoire. First a confession: I’m not usually a fan of gluten-free baking. Ok, another confession: I’m also not a fan of “sneaking” vegetables into baked goods. A cake is a cake. It’s not a secret mission for vegetable domination. But, as we’ve now officially entered the back-to-school morning madness season, these muffins are a great option for cramming goodness into your little ones before you usher them out the door and breath a big sigh of relief. You’ve given them something as least as great as a goodbye kiss to start their day.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Sweet Potato Muffins
From It’s All Good by Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Turshen
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Gwyneth’s Sweet Potato Muffins
Ingredients
1 large sweet potato
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
3/4 cup good-quality maple syrup or xylitol, plus 2 extra tablespoons for brushing
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups gluten-free flour (if the flour doesn’t include xanthan gum, add 1 teaspoon)
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tablespoons Chinese five-spice powder
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
Directions
Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Prick the sweet potato a few times with a paring knife or a fork. Bake until soft (when a paring knife can cut through with zero resistance), about 1 hour. Set the sweet potato aside until it’s completely cool.
Peel the sweet potato, discard the skin, and mash the flesh in a mixing bowl with a fork. Whisk the olive oil, almond milk, maple syrup or xylitol, and vanilla into the sweet potato. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, five-spice powder, and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners and evenly distribute the muffin batter among the cups.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean, brushing the tops with the extra maple syrup during the last five minutes of baking. Let the muffins cool before serving.
Painting girl
Posted at 09:53h, 04 OctoberWow! I’d never have thought that you could make muffins from sweet potatoes, but I guess I should have guessed — muffins ARE sweet!