Timtana Spice Muffins Recipe
Please let me introduce you to timtana, a new gluten free whole grain flour. It is dark and handsome. A flour with substance.
Montana Gluten Free Processors are working with the Celiac Sprue Association, who called for volunteers to develop recipes for timtana flour. I like to try new foods and answered the call. They sent me a free #3 bag of timtana flour to work with.
Timtana flour is ground from a perennial grain, the plants grow every year without needing to be planted each spring. Most other flours are from annual grains.
Timtana has more protein than amaranth, buckwheat, oat, millet, quinoa, rice, sorghum, and teff flours. Timtana is 5 grams of protein per 1/4 cup. The other flours are 3 or 4 grams. Refined starches, such as tapioca or corn, have zero protein.
Timtana flour also has more fiber than the above gluten free flours, 5 grams per 1/4 cup. Compare that with 1 to 4 grams for other flours. Refined starches have zero fiber too.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup solid pack canned pumpkin 180 gm
- 1/2 cup oil 120 ml
- 1/4 cup buttermilk 60 ml
- 2 large eggs 100 ml
- 3 tablespoons molasses 45 gm
- 2 cups Timtana flour 240 gm
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar 150 gm
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 6 gm
- 1 teaspoon xanthan 4 gm
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3 gm
- 1/2 tsp ginger 1 gm
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves 2 pinches
- 1/8 tsp freshly grated nutmeg 1 pinch
- 1/2 tsp salt 4 gm
- 1/4 teaspoon soda 2 gm
- 3/4 cup chopped dates 120 gm
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts 90 gm
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a bowl, whisk pumpkin, oil, buttermilk, eggs and molasses.
- In a large bowl, whisk timtana flour, dark brown sugar, baking powder, xanthan, spices, salt, and baking soda.
- Add liquid ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Add dates and walnuts, combine well.
- Divide equally into 12 muffin papers.
- Allow to rest for 10 minutes so the xanthan can hydrate.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Turn heat down to 350 and bake 10 more minutes.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 60g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 224 | |
| Calories from Fat 107 | 48% |
| Total Fat 12.18g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat 1.21g | 5% |
| Trans Fat 0.23g | |
| Cholesterol 35mg | 12% |
| Sodium 277mg | 12% |
| Potassium 229mg | 7% |
| Total Carbs 29.28g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.3g | 4% |
| Sugars 26.34g | 18% |
| Protein 2.0g | 3% |
