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So the first thing that I attempted during my weekend of yeast free baking was corn muffins.  I have been craving them for quite a while.  There was a period last year when I was working outside of my home and would go to Dunkin Donuts nearly every morning on the way to the office.  I really do miss Dunkin Donuts’ corn muffins.  The challenge in making a yeast free version will be to create a muffin that is sweet enough to help me alleviate my sugar craving. 

I found a great recipe on Celiac.com for Gluten Free corn muffins and just adapted it to fit candida diet parameters.  The muffins came out pretty good.  They were very moist and stayed together really well.  I was able to slice them without them crumbling to pieces and then toast them and add a little bit of clarified butter.  I really enjoyed having a corn muffin with my herbal tea again. 

I would love to report that the corn muffin was as sweet as its sugar filled counterpart but that would be a lie.  I do however believe that once my intense sugar cravings subside (I pray that they eventually will) that my brain will learn that this level of sweetness is now the new the norm.  I froze the remaining muffins so that I can defrost, toast and enjoy them as needed.  If you are using stevia to bake these corn muffins the amount will differ depending on which stevia brand you use.  I have listed the amount of sugar that the original recipe called for.  Adapt according to the directions on your stevia package or on the packaging of another acceptable candida diet sweetener.  This recipe can also be used to make cornbread. 

Yeast Free Corn Muffin or Corn Bread Ingredients – Makes approximately 12 Servings  (20 grams of carbohydrates per serving)
1 cup yellow corn meal (117 grams carbohydrates)
1 teaspoon sea salt (0 grams carbohydrates)  
1 cup brown rice flour (108 grams carbohydrates)
1/3 cup canola oil (0 grams carbohydrates)
½ cup sugar (I used 8 teaspoons of stevia extract) (0 grams carbohydrates)
1 large egg (1 gram carbohydrates)
2 teaspoons xanthan gum or guar gum (8 grams carbohydrates)
1 cup unsweetened soy milk (6 grams carbohydrates)
2 tablespoons baking powder (0 grams carbohydrates)
1 cup water (0 grams carbohydrates)

Yeast Free Corn Muffin or Cornbread Directions
Preheat oven to 350F
Combine all ingredients in bowl
Mix together thoroughly
Spray muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray or use muffin backing cups or
spray an 8″ x 8″ baking pan for to cook cornbread
Bake muffins for approximately 35 minutes
Bake bread for approximately 40 minutes
Recipe makes 6 large or 12 medium muffins or one 8″ x 8″ cornbread

Recipe adapted from Celiac.com Gluten Free Corn Muffins