Gluten Free (& can be Dairy Free) Moist Blueberry Muffins

I learned this great tip from my cousin last week. She says she replaces oat flour for wheat flour 1:1 in any regular recipe and she has great results! I admit I was a little skeptical because I have tried some oat flour items and they have turned out too moist or soggy. But, with a little bit of faith, I tried this out with my daughter yesterday... and they were a hit! 

They have an amazing taste (even with a sub of rice milk for regular milk), they pull apart from the muffin paper perfectly, and they stay  moist (but not too moist). I wish I could report how they do on days to follow but we polished all 9 of them off today! Audrey kept asking for "more fuffin!" (which is so cute because she can obviously say the "m" sound in more but apparently not for muffin. ;) So cute. Happy eating!

Gluten Free Moist Blueberry Muffins

(Gluten-Free, Can be Dairy-Free)
Adapted by jalene from a recipe by Blendtec

Makes 9 muffins (weird number I know but that's just how it worked out)
Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup milk (or milk substitute to make it dairy free)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup oat flour (or you can make your own by grinding 1 cup of gluten free oats)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup organic evaporated cane sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp xanthan gum or guar gum
• 1/4 cup fresh blueberries

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 
2. In a Blendtec or food processor, add all of the ingredients except for the blueberries. Blend on low until combined. 
3. You can fold in blueberries at this point or you can wait and add them later to the batter after it's poured into the tins. (I do this because I usually end up with 8 blueberries in 1 muffin and 2 in another.)
4. Line 9 muffin tins with liners. Divide batter evenly among 9 tins. Should be about 2/3 full. 
5. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. My muffins didn't brown very much on top. 

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Note from jalene: 

I absolutely adore my Blendtec. I mixed up these muffins in less than a minute and then only had to clean 1 thing (besides my measuring cups). 


It's an amazing machine. If you don't have one I HIGHLY recommend getting one. You'll LOVE it!