Ever make the mistake of popping into a bakery or supermarket on an empty stomach and find you can’t resist the urge to grab a muffin out of the bakery case? What happens next? Well, if you’re me, you eat the muffin, only to find that you’ve retained a lurking sense of hunger, yet acquired a weighted down belly and a mouth coated with a dry, sugary taste. You feel like you’ve just eaten a whole lot of air infused sugar. Not feel good food. These muffins on the other hand, are absolute feel good food! This was my first shot at baking with quinoa and the result was better than I ever anticipated. If I can predict the future, I’m going to say you’ll be seeing a lot more quinoa baking on this blog. What makes these muffins so awesome? They are moist and hearty, more substantial than conventional muffins, but also seemingly (and actually) healthier. Just pick up one of these muffins. It’s heavier, but a lot of that weight is moisture, retained by the quinoa. A vast improvement over air infused sugar, if you ask me. I stored these in the fridge for munching throughout the week and they retained their moist, lemony goodness. Do this, pop one in the microwave for a half minute or so when hungry, and you have a satisfying, delicious, healthy snack.
