BANANA MUFFIN RECIPE

Banana Mufins

I get my recipes from a variety of places…family, cookbooks, the internet, etc. I am one of those home cooks who never follow of recipe exactly, always making tweaks, because I don’t care for an ingredient or I don’t have it in the pantry. This recipe is from a cookbook my mom has had for years, Muffins written by Elizabeth Alston. It is not the exact recipe, because, well you know…

  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups mashed ripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  1. Heat oven to 375F.  Grease muffin cups.
  2. Beat egg and sugar in a medium-size bowl.  When smooth, beat in bananas, walnuts, oil and vanilla.  Let stand a minute.
  3. Thoroughly mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl.  Add banana mixture and fold in with a spatula just until dry ingredients are moistened.
  4. Scoop batter into muffin cups.  Bake 15 – 20 minutes or until brown and springy to the touch in the center.  Turn out onto a rack to cool.
Kim Chapman