Namaste Foods Muffin Mix

Last weekend I felt the urge to get baking again. My pantry and freezer were bare of any baked goods and you can only eat gluten free frozen waffles so many days in a row, so I headed out to Whole Foods to pick up the ingredients. I've seen so many pre-packaged muffin mixes that I felt it was time to try one out. There were so many to choose from at the store I ended up just grabbing one...Namaste Foods Muffin Mix.

The mix was plain so I thought it would be nice to add some fresh blueberries. Since it's springtime, I'm starting to get back into fruit. I made them right when I got home...mixed all the ingredients together (very proud of myself that I was back on the baking bandwagon) and then I tasted the batter. With horror I found that the mix had an intense "gluten-free flour taste." It's hard to describe to a non gluten-free person...but for those of us who are...blah! Not even my fresh blueberries could override the taste enough to allow anyone I know to eat one of them.

Needless to say gluten-free eaters (beggars) cannot be choosers when it comes to eating. So, I've been eating them all week with coffee to insure a decent eating experience. If I were to make this mix again (unlikely) I'd have also added fresh lemon juice and sprinkled the top with raw sugar to blanket the gluten-free flour taste.

Sorry Namaste Foods...your muffin mix is not a winner.