Gluten-Free Lemon Blueberry Muffins

I am so excited to be posting my first gluten-free recipe. For a long time I have struggled with weight problems, poor skin and stomach pain, so I am thinking I am going to try to reduce my gluten intake. My niece also struggles with gluten and so do a few of my close friends, So I am trying to have more GF recipes on hand that actually taste good. So here is a great recipe for Gluten-Free Lemon Blueberry Muffins. I like this one because we have a blueberry farm, so I have more blueberries than I know what to do with! 
I will be adding more GF recipes as I find them and the ones proven to have great taste. You can make this recipe with regular flour as well. Its low in sugar too.

Gluten-Free Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients

• 1-3/4 Cup Gluten-free Multi-Purpose baking mix (Hodgson Mills)
• 3/4 Cup sugar
• 2 tsp. Gluten-free baking powder (Rumford brand)
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3/4 Cup light sour cream
• 1/2 Cup 2% milk
• 1/4 Cup fresh lemon juice and its zest
• 1/4 Cup olive oil
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 Cup frozen blueberries

Cooking Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees and prepare a 12 hole muffin tin with paper liners or butter.
2. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
3. Mix the wet ingredients together in a separate bowl.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
5. Fill the muffin tins with a few tablespoons of the batter then dop in 4-5 blueberries in and cover with more batter.
6. Bake for 16 min.

 

 * GF flours don't brown like regular flours do so check them for doneness, not by color. 

 

 

Naturally Beautiful

 

A soothing way to unwind at the end of a long day is to take a bath with oatmeal. Here's a simple recipe: While running a lukewarm bath, add one cup of milk, two cups of uncooked oatmeal and a tablespoon of honey. Soak for 10 to 20 minutes, and your skin will be moisturized and rejuvenated. How relaxing! Note that some folks like to use colloidal oatmeal for the task.

 

 

Doctor Oz said that this Flawless Skin Home Remedy is a great way to clear your complexion. The aspirin has salicylic acid which helps to remove acne and pimples since it is like a chemical peel. The lemon juice has vitamin C and helps minimize sun damage to your skin. Baking soda works great at the end to neutralize the salicylic acid.
1. Mash up 6-12 non-coated aspirins and combine with freshly squeeze lemon juice.
2. Let the aspirin dissolve until it turns into a paste.
3. Apply the mask to your skin and leave it on for 10 minutes.
4. Remove the face mask by dipping a cotton round in some baking soda and some water to neutralize the salicylic acid.

Use Once A week. May cause slight stinging for a few seconds, but not nearly as bad as a chemical peel!