Muff'n Stuff muffin mix from The Allergy Friendly Vegetarian

Company: The Allergy Friendly Vegetarian www.theallergyfriendlyvegetarian.com
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Product: "Muff'n Stuff" dry muffin mix

Their product description: "Muff'n Stuff is a dry muffin mix, free of the 8 common food allergens: wheat, gluten, dairy, soy, egg, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, and peanuts; plus corn and sesame. It is also vegan and lower in sugar than other commercially produced dry mixes."

First impression of product: Wow, that's a lot of mix. That's going to make more than 12 muffins. (the bag says it makes 12)

The batter made 24 small muffins in the pans I had on hand. Not sure if that was because of the size of the muffin cups, which were closer to 1/4 than 1/3 of a cup.

Baked for 27 minutes, and they were perfectly done.

Appearance: they didn't rise much, but that's to be expected with GF flour; good color, good shape, great smell

Taste: a bit chewy, very dense (again, that's normal for GF products), much more moist than store bought GF muffins (a definite plus!), the spice blend is lovely- not too over powering

I put apple butter on them and that was a good flavor addition. I felt full after 3 of them, which meant there would be many leftover for my room mates and my husband's co-workers.

I see definite potential for different flavor combinations, like banana nut, or something tropical like pineapple and coconut.

Overall score: A-

* I decided to make this my first review because we supported a friend in her Kickstarter to get this product off the ground. As such, this product is not available in the mass market yet.

About me and this project

I'm Ashta. I'm 29, married, polyamorous, a college student, a cat lover, an avid tea drinker, a writer, and like millions of Americans, I have food intolerances.

I can't really remember when my food intolerances began, but my lactose intolerance came first and it got bad enough that I couldn't ignore it around 2006. Its the mildest of my food issues and I now eat dairy once or twice a week.

My 'allergy' to beef came next, around 2011. I put allergy in quotes because I'm not allergic to beef, just the chemicals that are put into factory farmed beef. I have found that I can eat grass fed, all natural beef, but it's a bit expensive and is not in my regular budget.

I started a gluten free diet in the Fall of 2012 because I was sick for about 2 weeks and a friend helped me realize that I had most of the symptoms of gluten intolerance. I don't have Celiac, though I know someone who does, and I am thankful that I don't.

Because we are on a budget, it is cheaper and easier for my husband to eat the same foods I eat, though he still has regular bread and sometimes cheese. We have experimented for a while with various allergy friendly products that are on the market, finding some to be good, and some not so good.

With this project I hope to help other people with food allergies and intolerances to be able to wade through the myriad of commercial products available on the market so they are better able to choose what works for them and their families.