Bacon and Blueberries - Gluten-Free

Blueberry muffins and bacon - one of my favorite breakfasts. Muffins made with Otto's Cassava flour (made out of the yucca plant) Gluten free (yes, blood work revealed that gluten was NOT my friend) high in fiber and calcium and light as a feather (bought on Amazon) They do NOT taste "gluten-free" with that sometimes course texture gluten-free gets. They do tend to use a bit more liquid than when working with regular flour so here is the recipe. Otto's website has a bunch of great recipes (seriously, try the copycat Chick Fila chicken strips).

Gluten-free Blueberry Muffins

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, or ghee, softened
2 egg yolks
1 and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 and 1/2 cups Otto's Naturals - Cassava Flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup to 1 cup full-fat coconut milk or regular milk
1 tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice
3/4 cup dry fresh blueberries
2 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks 

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 C for my Canadian friend). Prepare a muffin pan with liners.

In a small bowl, combine milk and vinegar. Stir and let sit for 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter, until fluffy. Add in the egg yolks and mix thoroughly. Set the egg whites aside
.
Stir in lemon juice and zest.

In a separate bowl, combine Otto's Naturals - Cassava flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Slowly add milk mixture and flour mixture to the large bowl of ingredients. When mixed, stir in berries.

Beat the egg whites and gently fold in. Fill muffin pan and bake for about 15-18 minutes.

Fluffy AND Gluten Free

Folks, I'm really loving my Otto's gluten/nut/soy free Cassava flour (I can't do  the popular gluten-free almond flour as almonds are on my "hit list" from my IBS blood sensitivity test.)  Casssava also has 12 grams of fiber per cup and more calcium and B vitamins than regular flour.

They taste just like my regular fluffy pancakes, it just took a slight tweak to the recipe.

Otto's is made out of the yucca plant (excluding the peel) and acts just like regular flour in most recipes, just lacking the gluten and it doesn't have that artificial taste of most commercial "gluten-free" products. I've tried other brands and Otto's just simply can't be beaten.

In a large bowl mix:
1 cup Otto's cassava flour (I bought mine on Amazon)
1 tsp. no sodium baking soda (Hains)
1/2 teaspoon low sodium salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon sugar.

In another bowl mix:
1/2 cup goat milk yogurt
1/2 cup spring water or goat milk
1 splash of vanilla
1 large egg (whisked)

then slowly stream in 2 Tablespoons melted butter.

Mix wet ingredients into dry.  Stirring until combined.

You want the batter to be slightly thicker than cake batter, but less thick than brownie batter.  I ended up adding an additional l/4 cup water.

Using a small measuring cup to place batter on the oiled griddle, cook the pancakes on a slightly lower heat than regular pancakes cooking until browned on both sides. Keep them fairly small (about 4-5 inches across).  Makes 10-12. Served with Kerrygold butter and pure maple syrup.