gluten?

I was about to bake some zucchini muffins to share with Helen this morning,

when I realized I only had gluten-free ingredients (having used all of my wheat

flour to papier mache a hippopotamus head).

So, maintaining my inability to use a recipe, I whipped up these muffins. They

taste glutenny enough for me!

Glutenless Zucchini Muffins:

(all measurements approximate)

1/4 c sorghum flour

1/8 c sweet rice flour

1/4 t xanthan gum

pinch of salt

2 T sugar

1/4 c shredded coconut

1/2 t baking powder

2 eggs

1 T canola oil

3 dates, chopped

3/4 c grated zucchini (one smallish zucchini)

chocolate (I used TCHO chocolate, delivered from the magical chocolate

dumpster by the one and only Star Simpson after Maker Faire this weekend)

combine everything in a mixing bowl (add the wet mix to the dry mix)

fill greased muffin tins (these are sticky little buggers) about 3/4

top with chunks of chocolate

bake at 350 15-20 minutes (they'll be done when you push on the top and they

spring back).

Really, these could've fooled me on the gluten.