Gluten free mango and pineapple muffins

Gluten free mano and pineapple muffins: Florida is full of wonderful fruits and during the months of July and August there are a lot of mangoes. Many people have mango trees in their gardens that produce so many mangoes that they don’t know what to do with them!

Mango and pineapple go really well together and the addition of butter instead of oil makes a great difference to the resulting flavor of our gluten free mango and pineapple muffins.

Gluten free mango and pineapple muffins: Makes 7-8 large muffin

Dry ingredients:

60 grams (2 ounces) of potato starch
60 grams (2 ounces) of tapioca flour
80 grams (3 ounces) of rice flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
15 grams (3 teaspoons) of baking powder
2 grams (1/2 teaspoon) of xanthan gum
134 gr (5 ounces) sugar

Wet ingredients: Using a measuring jug, add the ingredients in this order. In my experience eggs are not always the same size and may slightly change the final version so I want you to arrive at 300 mls (1 1/4 cups) of wet ingredients so that the final preparation is always the same.

2 medium eggs
100 gr (4 ounces) butter, at room temperature
100 ml (0.4 cup) of milk or yogurt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Flavors

100 grams (3 1/2 ounces) of pineapple, finely chopped
100 grams (3 1/2) of mango, finely chopped

Preheat the oven to 185C / 370F.
Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
In a measuring jug, gently mix all the wet ingredients with the with a fork for 30 seconds.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold to combine which will take about 2 minutes. If you mix the batter too much, you will notice that it will have the consistency of glue. If this happens your muffins will also have the consistency of glue. Therefore, carefully fold the batter to combine. Do not worry if the mixture is not homogeneous.
Add a little ‘milk or flour if necessary. An extra 2 tablespoon of flour or milk will make no difference to the results.
Fill the muffin cups two-thirds full.
Place the pan in the center of the oven for 17-18 minutes. To check the cooking time, slide a toothpick into one of the muffins and if it comes out dry, the muffins are ready.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature before serving.