Banana Bread Muffins

I came across a top rated recipe for Banana Bread on Allrecipes. I usually don’t make banana bread because it comes out too dry or not done enough.  Since I had old bananas on hand, I thought I would try making muffins instead.  Guess what?  They turned out perfect.  I only had 3 bananas so I split the recipe in 1/2.  It made 8 muffins.  They were done in 1/3 of the time it would have taken to make bread.  Gotta love that.

 

Banana Bread Muffins

recipe from Allrecipes

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas (about 6 medium bananas)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place baking cup liners in the muffin pans. This recipe makes approximately 16 muffins.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. In a separate bowl (mixer bowl), cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended.
4. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture; stir just to moisten. Scoop batter into prepared muffin pans using a large ice cream scoop.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 22 minutes, until muffin bounces back after being lightly pressed. Let muffins cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Enjoy!

Banana Pudding

My sweet aunt Sue gave me this recipe several years ago.  This banana pudding is light and fluffy which is why I like it so much. 

Banana Pudding

1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

1 1/2 cups cold water

1 pkg (3 1/2 oz) instant vanilla pudding and pie filling mix

2 cups cool whip, divided

Vanilla wafers

3 medium ripe bananas, sliced

In a large bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk and water.  Add pudding mix and beat.

Chill 5 minutes.  Remove from refrigerator and fold in whipped cream.

Add a layer of vanilla wafers to the serving dish.

Add 1/3 of of the pudding mixture.  Add ripe sliced or chopped bananas.

 

Repeat with a layer of vanilla wafers, pudding mixture and bananas.  Repeat once more.  Finish the banana pudding with the remaining cup of whipped cream.

Chill for 2 hours and enjoy. 

My aunt did add to the bottom of the recipe to tell everyone that I got my great cooking and my good looking from her.  It makes me smile every time I read the recipe.

Banana Crumb Muffins

I tried this recipe this week. I am have been looking for a good banana muffin recipe and boy did I find it. It is moist and the brown sugar topping really compliments the banana.

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 bananas, mashed
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.

In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.

Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.