Quick and Easy Gluten-free Muffins

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==Description==
Quite awhile ago, someone was looking for gluten-free recipes. Since i have developed severe allergies to grains, it was suggested to me by somneone here on the echo that it could be the gluten content that was giving me trouble. So i decided to try the gluten-free grains. The gluten-free grains do not interchange readily in baking recipes. A few days ago, i happened upon the gluten-free gourmet living well without wheat by Bette Hagman at the half price book store. This book is a real gem and i hope whoever was looking for gluten-free recipes sees this MSG. We have tried a couple of the recipes and they really are pretty tasty--- i hadn't eaten a bakery item in over 3 months! here is the muffin recipe that i made on Easter morning and everyone thought they were good.
* Makes 8 muffins. 
== Ingredients ==
* ¼ cup sugar
* 2 tbsp shortening
* 2 eggs
* 1 cup gluten-free flour mix (recipe-follows) or all rice flour
* ¼ tsp salt
* 2 tsp baking powder
* ½ cup milk or nondairy liquid
* ¼ tsp vanilla
=== Gluten-free flour mix ===
* 2 parts white rice flour
* ⅔ part potato starch flour
* ⅓ part tapioca flour
== Directions ==
# In the mixing bowl, cream together sugar and shortening.
# Then beat in the eggs.
# Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder and add to the egg mixture alternately with the milk. Don't overbeat.
# Stir in the vanilla.
# These are best mixed by hand.
# Pour into greased muffin cups.
# Bake in preheated 350°F degree oven for about 20 minutes.
Category:Gluten-free Recipes
Category:Muffin Recipes