Banana Muffin Recipe

A banana muffin recipe to which you can add your own favourite ingredients.

Here you will find a banana muffin recipe and the basic muffic recipe with many changes.

Team up muffins with fruit and you have a nutritious dessert. Or try them with ice cream.

This way you'll eat less ice cream, right?

If bananas are a family favorite then try this:

Banana Nut Muffin

Preheat oven to 400º F.
Grease 12 medium-sized muffin cups

2 teaspoon (10 ml)                 baking powder
2 teaspoon (10 ml)                 baking soda
2 teaspoon (10 ml)                 salt
3 cups (750 ml)                     flour
1 cup (250 ml)                       sugar
1 cup (250 ml)                       walnuts, if desired
2                                          eggs
¾ cup (180 ml)                      vegetable oil
2 cups (500 ml)                     mashed bananas
2 teaspoon (10 ml)                 vanilla extract

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nuts.
In another bowl, combine eggs, oil.
Add to dry ingredients, just until moistened; stir in banana and vanilla.
Fill cups 2/3 full.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes

Tip: You can make ordinary milk into buttermilk. Just put 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar in measuring cup; add milk to 1 cup mark. Let stand 5 minutes; stir.
Mix batter gently. End product will be moister and rise better.

Basic Muffin Recipes

With many variations

2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup granulated sugar*
3½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt

Beat together:

1 egg
1 cup milk
¼ cup vegetable oil or melted margarine or butter

Add liquid to dry ingredient and stir only until combined. (Batter will be lumpy).
Fill prepared cups 2/3 full. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

*For a sweeter dessert increase sugar to ½ cup.

Cheese : Prepare basic recipe but add ¾ cup grated cheddar cheese to dry ingredients before adding liquid. Combine and bake as directed.

Peanut Butter: Prepare basic recipe and spoon half of batter into greased cups, top with 1 teaspoon peanut butter and cover with remaining batter. Bake as directed.

Nuts can also be thrown in.

If you enjoyed this Banana Nut Muffins

some other muffin recipes such as

Blueberry Muffin Recipe

Raspberry Streusel Muffins

Can be found here Bread Recipes

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