Maple Muffins

My co-workers-husband's-family is from Maine, and every year they process and bottle their own maple syrup. They gave me a bottle, and I was looking for a fun recipe to highlight the sweet maple flavor. I came upon this recipe, and decided to veganize it. They way she described the muffins in her post sounded wonderful.

These did turn out really very good. They smell amazing and have a nice maple flavor. They baked up really pretty with nice tops above the muffin tin. My son has food allergies, so I haven't tried this; but it seems like nuts just belong in these, so I would be very tempted to throw in a cup of walnuts...

Vegan Maple Muffins

Ingredients:

3 tbsp flax meal
1/2 cup water

1/2 cup soy milk
1 tsp vinegar

2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

1 stick vegan margarine, melted
1 1/2 cups maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray.

Combine the flax meal and the water in a measuring cup and whisk well. Set aside to let thicken.

Combine the soy milk and the vinegar and set aside to curdle.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients. This is the flours, baking powder, and salt.

In a small bowl, melt the vegan margarine. Then add the maple syrup and vanilla to the margarine. Then add all the wet ingredients to the flour, which are the margarine mixture, the flax mixture, and the soured soy milk. Mix until all ingredients are just combined.

Fill the muffin tins evenly with the batter and put them in the oven. Set a timer for 10 minutes, and then lower the heat to 375 for another 15 minutes. Check if the muffins are done by using a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin. It should come out clean. Let the muffins cool and enjoy.

For 12 muffins. Nutritional information from caloriecount.about.com.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 104 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 300 Calories from Fat 79

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.8g 14%

Saturated Fat 1.3g 7%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 197mg 8%

Potassium 271mg 8%

Total Carbohydrates 52.1g 17%

Dietary Fiber 1.4g 6%

Sugars 24.0g

Protein 4.0g

Vitamin A 7% • Vitamin C 0% Calcium 9% • Iron 12%

Nutrition Grade C+

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet