Pumpkin Chia Seed Muffins Azure Standard

Pumpkin-Chia Seed Muffins

Adapted from Mom-A-Licious by Domenica Catelli

These muffins are delicious, easy to make and great for you. Enjoy them hot out of the oven and keep extra for lunchtime snacks for the kids (or you) during the week. Pumpkin is loaded with an important antioxidant, beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is one of the plant carotenoids converted to vitamin A in the body. In the conversion to vitamin A, beta carotene performs many important functions in overall health. Current studies link diets rich in foods with beta-carotene to reducing the risk of certain types of cancer and protection against heart disease. Chia seeds can be found at some health food stores.


Ingredients:
1 tablespoon chia seeds , ground (use a coffee or spice grinder)

1 cup whole wheat or whole grain flour

1/2 cup white unbleached flour

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 can (16 ounces) organic pumpkin (make sure there is only pumpkin listed on the ingredient list)

2 eggs

1/4 cup high-quality extra-virgin olive oil

1 cup pure maple syrup or 1/2 cup agave nectar or a combination of the two

1 tablespoon vanilla

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans , optional
Salt and pepper to taste
Pre-heat oven to 350°.

Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix all wet ingredients.

Fold the wet ingredients (fold in nuts now if you are using them) into the dry ingredients and spoon into paper-lined muffin or greased muffin tins. Bake for 25–30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Store completely cooled muffins in sealable plastic bags in the freezer.

Chia seeds can be purchased from Azure Standard. 

Azure Standard is a Co-op. Calll to see if there are openings at this local delivery drop site.

Mesa Co-op
Deliveries at Daphne Herbst residence (McKellips & 1/2 mile East of Power )

7236 E June St
Mesa, Arizona 85207
480-807-0978

Azure Standard 2009 Delivery Schedule
Delivery: Route L1 for complete delivery details contact the driver Jesse 541-993-9237

2009 Schedule
Orders Due Thursdays
by 4 PM
Approximate Delivery Days* Tuesdays

*First date orders are due- Second Date Order Delivery
January
15-20

February
12-17

March
12-17

April
9-14

May
14-19

June
11-16
July
16-21

August
13-18

September
10-15

October
8-13

November
12-17

December
10-15
* The approximate delivery days listed here are only a guideline to help you know what to expect. The driver may come earlier or later than indicated due to road conditions, order volume, or two trucks and drivers delivering an overfilled route.