Spelt Muffins

Spelt Muffins

Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups spelt flour
• 1/4 cup ground flax seeds
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 eggs, beaten or 2 egg substitute
• 1 ripe banana, mashed in a pyrex measuring cup
• 1/4 cup applesauce or 1/4 cup yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup honey
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/4 cup nuts (optional)

Directions

• 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• 3 Add the eggs, applesauce or yogurt, vanilla, honey, and buttermilk to the mashed banana.
• 4 Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and gently stir. Do not overmix.
• 5 Combine the fruit and nuts with the batter.
• 6 Fill oiled muffin cups 3/4 full.
• 7 Sprinkle tops of muffins with additional flax seed meal and bake for 15-20 minutes.