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Pumpkin Spice Muffins (pg 30): Gluten-free and dairy-free!

The batter was easy to assemble and looked like normal gluten muffin batter. The only strange ingredient was Xanthan Gum.

Here's the scoop on Xanthan Gum: It's used as a substitute for the gluten (the sticking agent) in wheat flour. Xanthan Gum smells bad and has the texture of a pure starch.

What I would do differently next time: add more canned pumpkin for the stronger yummy pumpkin flavour! The spice proportion was very good and the muffins were just as good as our family's traditional Pumpkin Muffin recipe.

Major bonus: the Pumpkin Spice muffins have retained their quality for over 4 days!