Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Why did my muffins fall?

Well, I'm not a professional baker, but I do have a possible reason for the fallen muffins. In the recipe there are two leaveners (the stuff that makes the batter rise): baking powder(BP) and soda. The powder reacts with the dry ingredients and the soda with the wet acidic stuff; like the applesauce. I think by adding the cornstarch (which is basically a flour) for the egg, the ratio of dry ingredients was changed and the 1/2 teaspoon of BP was not enough to do the job of leavening the dry ingredients completely; so it fell once cooled. Try increasing the BP by maybe 1/2 tsp. You'll have to play around with it to see what works - don't add too much more though - it makes stuff taste salty/metallic in excess! Oh, and if you have trouble with eggs, try visiting the Fat Free Vegan website and looking under the substute lists. There is one using flaxseed that might work well and has the added bonus of soluble fiber. Hope this helps and even if they still fall, all that really counts is if they are yummy and don't cause an attack!

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