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Banana Muffins

Makes 12 large muffins, doubles well
Course Dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 75 g /3oz melted butter
  • 250 g /9oz self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 115 g /4oz caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large ripe bananas
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 125 ml /4fl oz milk
  • a handful of chocolate chips optional

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.
  2. Melt the butter and allow to cool.
  3. Mash the bananas well.
  4. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a large bowl, add caster sugar and stir through.
  5. With a fork, beat together the eggs, vanilla extract, melted butter and milk in a second bowl.
  6. Add the mashed banana and stir through.
  7. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the egg mixture, stirring roughly with a fork (don't over mix) until it is a lumpy paste.
  8. Add the chocolate chips (optional).
  9. Set paper cases into a muffin tin and spoon in the mixture until almost full.
  10. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the muffins come away from the side of the pan when touched.
  11. Rest the muffin tray on a wire rack for five minutes then remove the muffins and leave on the rack.
  12. These can be eaten hot or cold.