Blueberry Spelt Muffins with Orange Zest

Delicious, yummy blueberry spelt muffins with orange zest? Yes, please!

These muffins, although they do not have any raisins in them, taste like a box of Raisin Bran with a zest of orange. The combination of spelt, blueberries and orange zest provide a good breakfast if paired with a nut butter and a bowl of fruit. Depending on how big you like your muffins, this recipe makes anywhere from 4 - 6 of them.

Ingredients are:

• 1 cup of spelt flour or gluten free flour. You can also use any other flour, such as white or whole wheat. 
• 1/4 cup of coconut sugar 
• 1 1/4 tsp baking powder 
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp baking soda 
• 1/2 cup of soy milk. 
• 2 TBSP olive oil 
• 2 TBSP maple syrup 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp orange zest or lemon zest
• 1/2 cup blueberries (do not add until batter is mixed together)

Preheat oven to 375 F. 

While you are waiting for oven to preheat, add dry ingredients to bowl first, followed by wet ingredients. Stir the batter until it is all blended  together (a few bumps in the batter are ok), then fold in the blueberries. If you are not using muffin liners make sure to oil the muffin tin prior to adding batter.  Add batter to muffin tin and do not exceed 3/4 full. Before putting them in the oven, I also added 3 blueberries to rest at the top of each muffin. 

Once oven is preheated, bake for 20 - 25 minutes. A good way to tell whether or not your muffin is done is to stick a knife in the middle of the muffin, if it comes out clean, it is done. 

Let muffins sit until cooled and then remove from pan.

Final step is to enjoy!!