(gluten, dairy, soy and peanut free)
Variations for egg-free and corn free are listed at the end
CHECK ALL INGREDIENTS FOR FG'ness
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c tapioca starch
1 1/2 c corn starch *
1 1/2 c sweet rice
3/4 c garfava, chana or potato flour
1/2 Ube powder (aka purple yam)
2 c pineapple tidbits (drained - retained the syrup)
2 c shredded coconut
3 tblsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c sugar (or 1/4 tsp stevia)
1 c pineapple syrup (saved from draining the pineapple)
3 eggs (or equivalent in egg replacers)*
1/2 c water
1 c canola (or other preferred cooking oil)*
1 tblsp lemon juice
1/2 c chopped walnuts, pecans, or pine nuts (may be omitted)
1 c Perrier or other sparkling water
Method:
Preheat the oven to 375 degree F. Prepare muffin tins by greasing them or spraying with a safe vegetable spray. Cover and set aside until you have the batter ready.
Sift the dry ingredients (except coconut, sugar and walnuts) together at least twice to add lightness to the flours and to mix the salt, Ube and baking powder throughout the flours. This is extremely important with non-gluten flours are they are so fine they tend to clump together, leaving you with a gritty tasting product.
In a separate bowl, combine eggs with oil and sugar and beat by hand until frothy. Stir in the water, lemon juice and mix again. Pour the flours into the liquid a cup or so at a time and mix well. The batter will be thick and hard to stir.
Mix in the pineapple, coconut, walnuts and blend well. Batter will now be less thick but still should not be runny. If it is runny at this stage, add another 1/2 c of your preferred flour to thickened it.
Finally, add in the Perrier water. This will activate the baking powder and it will bubble. Children love this part. Blend by hand until the batter is able to be poured into muffin tins.
Pour batter into the prepared tins and bake in the preheated oven for 30 - 35 minutes. If the day is moist, the batter may take longer to cook inside and the cakes may have to be flipped over once. For this reason, do not use cake papers in the muffin tins.
Makes 3 doz cupcakes