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rivers_bend ([personal profile] rivers_bend) wrote2009-06-23 09:03 am
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Yes, we have no bananas, we have no bananas today!

two recipes for banana muffins. A fiber-rich, with the goodness of whole oats version, and a sweet, taste-treat sensation version. :D


WHOLE - WHEAT BANANA MUFFINS

1 c. oats
3 tbsp. sugar
1 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. mashed bananas
1 egg
1/4 c. milk
2 tbsp. oil
Mix well and bake at 350 F degrees. Makes 12 muffins.
from here
I stirred together all the dry ingredients and then stirred in the mashed bananas, whisked together the wet ingredients with a fork and then stirred them in, though I have been assured you don't need to do that and it will still work. Oh, and they took about 25 minutes to cook, but you might need to check them earlier depending on your oven.
These were better cold this morning than they were hot last night. (for a less healthy version, they are pretty good with cream cheese frosting)

BANANA AND CHOCOLATE MUFFINS
this was a recipe from England, so it's in oz, not cups.

8 oz. self-raising flour (or of normal flour with 2 tsp baking powder)
2 oz. brown sugar
3 oz. chocolate chunks
2 chopped bananas (this does work better with them not mashed)
either 6 oz butter, melted, or 4 fl oz. oil
2 eggs
3 Tbs milk
mix ingredients together and spoon into greased muffin tins. Sprinkle a mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon over the top and bake 20-25 minutes in a 200 C oven. best served warm, but pretty damn delicious cold.

[identity profile] fpvs.livejournal.com 2009-06-24 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
NOM NOM NOM! I have all the ingredients for the chocolate version... except the bananas. HEEE! :D
*adds bananas to the shopping list*

[identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com 2009-06-25 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
The chocolate version is delicious.

[identity profile] fpvs.livejournal.com 2009-06-25 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
\o/ I bought fresh cinnamon. Well, not fresh, but a new container - the stuff I had was about 20 years or so old. heh heh. I think this stuff will have more taste.

The bananas ought to be verging on over-ripe, correct? I have the bananas, but they are yellow, not starting to brown.

[identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com 2009-06-25 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
the good thing about this recipe actually is that you can use less over-ripe bananas than with 'normal' banana bread. I wouldn't use ones that had any green, but yellow ones work.

and haha, yes. new cinnamon is better :D

[identity profile] fpvs.livejournal.com 2009-06-25 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
The bananas have no green in them. I shall bake tonight, after my exam! Glorious, celebratory muffins! WHEE!!!

The old cinnamon was fine. For sprinkling over raisin toast - I'm not really a fan of and overly-cinnamon flavour. But I am sure cinnamon shall be a beautiful smell to fill the kitchen with! :D

... Definitely shall bake for 20 mins next time - just starting to burn at 25 mins. Mmm... Delicious though! :)
Edited 2009-06-25 10:15 (UTC)