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This recipe is modified from the recipe found in the BTVC book. It’s been my replacement for bread and my breakfast every day. I figure I’ve eaten over 2700 muffins in three years. I love them.
Dry ingredients:
- 3 cups almond flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/8 tsp. salt
Wet ingredients:
- 3 large eggs
- 1 very ripe banana, mashed well
- 1/2 cup rich yoghurt (made from half and half)
- 1/2 cup honey
- optional: 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract.
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine dry ingredients in one bowl.
- In another bowl, combine wet ingredients.
- Combine wet and dry mixes.
- Fill paper muffin cups 2/3 full of batter.
- Bake on center rack of oven for 25-30 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Remove muffins from pan quickly or they will burn on the outside from the residual heat of the muffin pan.
Cool and store in refrigerator.
Yield: One dozen muffins.
Notes:
These freeze well.
You can find almond flour in your local grocery, but in my experience it’s pretty expensive. I buy a 25 pound box from Hughson Nut and it works out to be about $5.50 per pound delivered. Use Google and check the web.
A good variation to this is to add pumpkin or butternut squash instead of the banana. Also add a teaspoon of cinnamon. Yummy.
Thanks for the idea. It sounds like a great change of pace.
-Paul
Paul-
My 17 year old son has had Crohn’s for 6 years now. He is dating, wants to stay on the diet but finds it difficult socially, feels like it hinders him. Gatherings, dinners at the homes of friends, difficult.
How do you deal with this?
Joy
Joy,
I got married.
Okay seriously now; The SCD certainly can change the way you socialize, but before the SCD I spent a lot of time at social events in the bathroom. At least now, I can socialize with the people I want to see rather than be stuck alone in their bathroom. This change, I like.
It’s all based on a simple decision. I wanted to improve the quality of my life without having to assume the risk of side effects from medications. Your son needs to weight the benefits of the SCD against the inconveniences of living with it.
As for the practical aspect of dealing with the diet and a social life it just takes some forethought. For example, I might eat before going out with friends or I might have a snack beforehand and eat a meal when I return. Sometimes I will bring my own snacks or meal. He can keep a stash of snacks in his car for those impromptu moments. He does not need to go hungry.
Your son may feel embarrassed to be different, but there are ways around that too. For the people closest to him, he can explain what’s going on and how important it is to him. Good friends will understand. For all others, he can simply say that he has severe food allergies and leave it at that.
- Paul
These are amazing muffins! Thanks for sharing with the world. My kids devour them even though I make them for me!
I’ve posted the recipe on calorie counter where it displays nutrition information (I’m trying to get fit). You can see it here:
http://caloriecount.about.com/yonana-muffins-recipe-r193254
I’ve also modified this recipe by adding cinnamon, nutmeg and using carrots. Makes a nice treat, too. I’ll post that recipe when I find what I did.
Randall,
Thank you. I’m glad you are enjoying them. I agree, the recipe does lend itself to variation.
-Paul
Thanks so much for this recipe, I love them. Thing is I tend to OD on nice recipes like this, so want to freeze them to prevent me eating them all at once! Can you tell me if I can freeze these?
Thanks
Kelly
Kelly,
I sure think you can freeze them although I have to confess that I’ve never done so. I go through them fast enough that freezing doesn’t make sense for me. If you are unsure, try an experiment. Freeze just one for a week or two and see how it holds up.
( Hmmm. This sounds like something I should do so I can give a definitive answer. )
I’m glad you love them – that makes me smile.
Perhaps you could freeze them at a neighbor’s to help curb the ODing?
Just tell your neighbor that they are prescription health food so they won’t eat them…
;-]
-Paul
when you want just a basic bread for sandwiches etc. what recipe do you recommend? also are there certain recipes/foods you tend to always have on hand/ muffins, cookies, meat recipes, etc? thanks
-mckenzie
McKenzie,
I have to admit to not exploring the world of SCD breads.
I’ve hear Lois Lang’s bread mentioned many times, though I can’t say what it’s like.
Here’s a link for the recipe: http://www.scdrecipe.com/recipes-bread/lois-lang-lite/
As for foods I always have on hand, here’s some I can think of: cheese, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, hamburger, steak, chicken breast, pork chops.
I also always have chili powder and garam masala on hand. Here are the recipes for those:
http://eatingscd.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/chili-powder/
http://eatingscd.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/garam-masala/
I go through a lot of onion and garlic powder. Yes, I know, the BTVC book says that they are illegal. I use Penzeys brand (http://www.penzeys.com) as someone got a letter from them saying that they do not contain any illegals. Here’s a copy of that letter. If you are concerned with this, you can make your own with a dehydrator.
Other valuables I keep on hand are extra virgin olive oil, refined walnut oil, dark sesame oil, peanut oil, black peppercorns for fresh grinding.
Be sure to look through my recipes section for other ideas.
-Paul