Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com) Amaranth Gingerbread Muffin 1 vote Contributed by: MsRubyLu Added: Jan 15, 2011 at 01:13 PM Description: Very cake like muffin with a not sweet gingerbread flavor. Easily adapted for any bloodtype or Genotype. Best Used By Blood Types: Type A (8 beneficials) Type A Non Secretor (3 beneficials) Type AB (8 beneficials) Type AB Non Secretor (10 beneficials) Type B (8 beneficials) Type B Non Secretor (6 beneficials) Type O (1 beneficials) Type O Non Secretor (0 beneficials) Category: Baked Good Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups quinoa flour 1/2 cup amaranth flour 1/2 cup rice flour 1/2 cup millet flour [or use a BTD compliant substitute] 1/4 cup flaxseed meal 2 tsp sea salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder or equivalent 2 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp cinnamon [or use a BTD compliant substitute] 1/2 tsp cardamom 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses 1/4 cup ghee or approved oil 2 cups liquid (milk,nut milk,water,yogurt and water) 2 eggs How to make it: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Sift dry ingredients together. If using ghee, cut it in until mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. Combine eggs, milk, and molasses(add oil substitution here), then stir the liquids into the flour mixture. Bake in greased or papered muffin pan for 25 to 30 minutes. Makes about 1-1/2 dozen muffins. BTD Core Ingredients Analysis: Name Notes A Sec A Non ABSec ABNon B Sec B Non O Sec O Non Flax Seed (Linseed) 1 B B N N N N B N Clove   N N N N N N N N Rice Cake/Flour 1 ,2 B N B B B B N N Sea Salt 3 N N N N N N N N Cream of Tartar   N N N N N N N N Egg (chicken) 3 N N N B N N N N Ghee (Clarified Butter) 3 N N N B N B N N Baking Soda   N N N N N N N N Cardamom   N N N N N N N N Molasses (Blackstrap)   B N B B B B N N Millet 2 N N B B B B N N BTD Variations and Substitutions Analysis: Beverage Product(s) Name Notes A Sec A Non ABSec ABNon B Sec B Non O Sec O Non Almond Milk 3 ,4 N N N N N N N A Milk (Goat) - N A B B B B A A Coconut Milk 3 A N A A A A A A Milk (Cow-Whole) - A A A A B N A A Rice Milk 1 N N B B B B N N Soy Milk 1 B N N A A N N A Milk (Cow-Skim or 2%) - A A N N B N A A Oil Product(s) Name Notes A Sec A Non ABSec ABNon B Sec B Non O Sec O Non Safflower Oil 3 N A A A A A A A Sunflower Oil 3 ,4 N N A A A A A A Herb/Spice Product(s) Name Notes A Sec A Non ABSec ABNon B Sec B Non O Sec O Non Cinnamon 3 N N N N A A N A Sweetener Product(s) Name Notes A Sec A Non ABSec ABNon B Sec B Non O Sec O Non Molasses - B N N N N N N N Grain Product(s) Name Notes A Sec A Non ABSec ABNon B Sec B Non O Sec O Non Wheat (White Flour Products) 2 ,4 N A N A N A A A Amaranth - B B B B A N N N Oat Flour 2 ,4 B N B B B N N A Teff - A N A A A A N N Wheat (Refined Unbleached) 2 ,4 N A A A N A A A Spelt Flour/Products 2 ,4 N N N N N N N A Wheat (Whole Wheat Products) 2 ,4 N A N A A A A A Rye Flour (whole rye) 2 ,4 B B B B A A N N [1] This recipe uses ingredients which may be genetically modified . [2] This recipe uses ingredients with a high glycemic index. [3] This recipe uses ingredients which may help limit bacterial overgrowth. [4] This recipe uses ingredients rich in lignans. This recipe is gluten free. This recipe uses ecologically friendly ingredients. If an ingredient is an avoid for your blood type, then try using a BTD compliant variant/substitute or leaving the item out of the recipe. Please Note: When using any recipe, always check it for avoids and make the appropriate adjustments where necessary. The Blood Type Diet Recipe Database has been recently greatly enhanced. Also, the food lists changed somewhat a couple of years ago, and all recipes in the database may not reflect those changes in terms of the blood types for which the recipes are recommended. Volunteer Blood Type Diet Forums Members are working to review and update all the recipes to take advantage of the all the new features and food lists. Please be patient with us until the process has been completed. Revision History: Revised Jan 15, 2011 at 01:20 PM By: Lola