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FOOD AND DRINK STRAWBERRY MUFFINS WILL STEAL YOUR HEART RENATA RICHARDSON Column Start your day with this gluten-free, non-dairy does strawberry slice that looks like a heart. A perfect treat for you and for those you love! Prep time: 10 Minutes/ Bake time: 35 Minutes/ Serves: 12 Muffins INGREDIENTS CRUMBLE TOPPING *2tbsp melted butter — (alt * 1/4 cup oat flour — whirl oats in your food pro- cessor to a flour consisten- cy MUFFIN + 3/4 cup oat milk — or another non-dairy ‘milk’, or. daly ifnot lactose intol- eran . : tbsp fresh lemon juice — or vinegar *2 cups iten-free flour —I use Bob's Red Mill *1/2 cup oat flour *11/2 tsp baking pow- + 1/2 tsp baking soda +1/4 tsp sea salt +*2eggs + 1/2 cup melted butter ‘an or dairy (alte nate: coconut oil) tsp vanilla +1/4 cup coconut sugar 1/4 cup white cane sug- 12 fresh strawberries = ‘leaves cut off in a V shape (six chopped “tr aoed fort a ‘of matin) HOW IT'S MADE «Preheat your oven to 350°F. -Prepare your muffin tin with paper or silicone muffin liners. CRUMBLE + Mix all the ingredients together with a fork. It will be dense. + Set aside. MUFFIN + Mix the oat milk and the lemon juice together and set aside. + Mix the dry ingredi- entsina large bowl— both ents together in a medium bowl until smooth — oat Renata Richardson photo These strawberry heart muffins are perfect for you and those you love. milk, lemon juice mixture, eggs, butter, vanilla, coco- nut and white sugar. + Add the wet to the dry ingredients and stir until the batter is thoroughly moistened. -Gently stir in the six chopped strawberries. More than six strawber- ries and the batter can be- come too wet. + Spoon the muffin bat- ter into the muffin cups, two-thirds full. +Loosen the crumble with the fork and top each | eajucay copereM | 6 Topeach muffin witha £ sie ot strawberry: The berry a) r 35 minutes. g Test with a toothpick for 3 doneness — some crumb: again in five- minute i incre- ments. + Allow to cool. Store in an airtight container on the counter for a day and then in the fridge. Enjoy! Renata Richardson is a certified culinary nutrition instructor, and honours graduate from the Acade- my of Culinary Nutrition. The Toronto-based chef is also a recipe developer, tester, cookbook contrib- utor, and published recipe author. Email renata@re- natacollective.com for more information. home care. We're making it easier to access See all the ways we're helping you connect to care at ontario.ca/YourHealth Paid for by the Government of Ontario Ontario © B'9]D[UOIYDOOHE}EM