Gluten-Free Spiced Walnut Muffins

 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour
• 1 cup almond milk

Walnut Spice Mixture:

• 1 cup (measured prior to smashing) crushed walnuts
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• pinch freshly grated nutmeg
• pinch salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Prep muffin pan with parchment liners.

Make the walnut spice mixture.  Simply mix all of the ingredients together and set aside for later use.

In a mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.  Add eggs, then vanilla and mix on high until well incorporated.  Adding the baking soda, baking powder and salt and mix for a few seconds more.  Add the flour and almond milk, alternating, making sure to begin and end with the flour.

Using a one inch cookie scoop, place one spoonful of batter on the bottom of each muffin liner.  Sprinkle with the spice walnut mix and pat down gently with the back of a spoon.  Top each muffin with another scoop until you have used up all of the batter and top with the remainder of the spice nut mixture and pat down.  Feel free to swirl the mixture in a bit with a toothpick.

Place in oven and bake for 20-22 minutes, until tops bounce back.  Let cool for a few minutes then place on a cooling rack to fully cool down.

Enjoy!!!