Today has gotten off to a running start. My parents are coming in to town from Virginia so we have a few things that need to get done before this evening. Even though we have been working nonstop on this place, it feels like we always wait until last minute to get things done. It is so frustrating. Hopefully it won't take us too long since we have been cleaning a lot along the way. I hope anyway...
Let's go back to those butternut squash spice muffins...
The past two years, while everyone cuts up their pumpkins, I have taken it upon myself to bake with some of the goodies we get from the pumpkin farm.
This year, I got two butternut squashes and immediately got one in the oven for some fall treats.
Next to pumpkin, butternut squash is my favorite roasted fall squash...
These are dense little cakes full of spice and slightly sweet.
1 cup almond milk
1 TBSP apple cider vinegar
Mix these together and allow to sit while you get the rest of the ingredients together.
2 TBSP flax meal
6 TBSP hot water
Mix these together and allow to sit while you get everything else together.
2 cups gluten free All Purpose flour (I used Bob's Red Mill)
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
15 drops vanilla stevia (or 1/4 cup brown sugar)
2 cups roasted pureed butternut squash
3 tsp sugar (for topping)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line or grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
**You can sub all purpose or white wheat for the gluten free, but I have not tried it so if you do, let me know how it turns out!
So I have to know...am I the only one out there that does the marathon cleaning before people come over or do you do a little at a time? I am off to wash sheets now...
These look delicious! I have family coming in town this weekend! I need to make these :)
ReplyDeleteHaha...I TOTALLY do marathon cleaning before guests come :-)
ReplyDeleteThese muffins look great! Have a great time with your parents!!
These muffins look DELISH!
ReplyDeleteHave fun with your parents and goodluck with the cleaning! When I have weekend visitors, I always start on Monday or Tuesday and focus on one thing a night. My attention span isn't long enough to do it all in one day/night... :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday, my dear!!!
I am certainly a procrastinator and marathon cleaner before parties, guests, anything like that. Hope you got it all done easily enough!
ReplyDeleteOh wow. I can almost smell those! Girl, about the only time my house is ever truly clean is when we're throwing a party or having company over ;-)
ReplyDeleteYum! Now that I like butternut squash I'll have to try these :)
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, those muffins look amazing! I would never think to use squash - brilliant!
ReplyDeleteJust when I think I couldn't love Bnut squash more than I do... you post this recipe and I think I could fall in love all over again ;)
ReplyDeleteAnother amazing recipe! Yum! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely a marathon cleaner. A couple weekends ago I spent all day Saturday doing a deep clean before my parents visited. :)
Good luck!
I love your recipes!! Can't wait to try this one out :D
ReplyDeleteYUMMM Can I have one?
ReplyDeleteYes I do marathon type cleaning before family or friends come..ok well most of the time I try to at least ;)
Oh yes, I run around the house like a crazy woman anytime we have people coming over!! I'm very paranoid about people thinking our house smells like our dogs, so I go crazy with air fresheners and washing and scrubbing everything!!
ReplyDeleteThose muffins look sooooooo wonderful!! I am going to show these to Andrew. I bet he would looooooove these!! :)
I'm ALL about marathon cleaning. I try not to leave my apartment a total mess but I'm all about cleaning up all at once. I can just imagine the delicious smell of these muffins!
ReplyDeleteWow, those rose so well! Were they crumbly at all without the eggs?
ReplyDeleteI have everything to make those but the squash. I need some squash!
ReplyDeleteTotally do the marathon cleaning thing. Jason's parents are coming on Monday and we're already like, "we have to clean all weekend!"
Those look so delicious -- "dense cakes full of spice" -- yes please!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice comment you left for me yesterday, it was so nice to read!
They look awesome! Thank you for making them vegan AND gluten free! :-)
ReplyDeleteI always clean like crazy RIGHT before guests come over!
ReplyDeleteAlisa, no, they weren't crumbly at all! The buckwheat holds things together!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen butternut squash muffins before. They look great. How nice to get time with your family too. I try to remember family first, and am trying to choose a healthier lifestyle for mine. Your diet challenges must make that difficult.
ReplyDeleteI always marathon clean. The only room in the house that stays remotely clean is the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteI have read several conflicting reports on buckwheat being alright for wheat allergies. My son has a wheat allergy, and I am trying to be as careful as possible. What brand do you use?
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