Ingredients (Makes about 12 - 15 muffins)
Recipe Courtesy - Joy of Baking
Large ripe bananas - 3 or approx 454 gm, mashed well (1.5 cups)
Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup, melted and cooled
All-purpose flour - 1 3/4 cups (230 gm)
Granulated white sugar - 3/4 cup (150 gm)
Chopped walnuts or pecans or chocolate chips - 1 cup (115 gm)
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Groud cinnamon - 1 tsp
Eggs - 2 large, lightly beaten
Pure vanilla extract - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Method1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place the oven rack in the middle of the oven. Line a muffin pan with paper liners or butter or spray with a non stick spray.
2. In a large bowl combine the dry ingredients - all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, and nuts.
3. In a medium-sized bowl combine the wet ingredients- mashed bananas, beaten eggs, melted butter and vanilla extract. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, lightly fold the wet ingredients (banana mixture) into the dry ingredients just until combined and the batter is thick and chunky. Do not over-mix the batter. Over-mixing will yield rubbery muffins. Fill 3/4 th of the prepared muffin tins with the batter. Bake about 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack to cool for five minutes and then remove muffins from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
