Vegan Pumpkin Birthday Muffins

• 2 cups AP flour
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Baking powder
• 1 teaspoon Xantham gum powder
• 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 tablespoons Ground flax seed mixed with 1/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup Vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup Pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon Orange or lemon zest
• 1 cup Almond milk

1. In a small bowl or mug, whisk together ground flax seed and 3 Tablespoons water. Allow to sit a few minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 18 muffin tins with paper baking cups.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the first 7 ingredients. In a separate bowl mix all wet ingredients; add lemon zest and flax seed mixture.
4. Add wet mixture to dry mixture and stir by hand to until well mixed.
5. Pour batter into the prepared muffin tins, filling each about 2/3 full.
6. Bake 20-25 minutes.

flour, sugar, baking powder, xantham gum powder, cinnamon, salt, ground cloves, ground flax, vegetable oil, pumpkin, orange or lemon zest, almond milk

Taken from food52.com/recipes/52655-vegan-pumpkin-birthday-muffins (may not work)