I have to share with you our love of bananas when it's still good and flawless. But once it's turned spotted-brown, forget it. My husband will start pushing it to us. You know, eat it rather than dump it.
Right after I brought the kids to school this morning, I saw a piece of brown-spotted banana staring at me at the kitchen counter. I took it on the table with me to remind me to find the best low-fat banana bread recipe I could. It's very good for a breakfast or snack.
My brown-spotted banana. Got another 2 to make up for what the recipe calls for. |
The reason why I chose this over others was because of its endless possibilities. You can add in as much ingredient as you want without altering the measurement of the basic ingredients. I used what's listed below and it came out scrumptious and moist. Love it! Can't wait for the kids to test it out and get thumbs up!
Ingredients:
For the batter:
1-1/2 cup unbleached flour or whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 bananas, mashed
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 oz applesauce
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
For the cinnamon topping:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp butter
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10-12 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers. I made use of baking cups instead. Baking cups do not require muffin pans.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
4. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened.
- Sprinkle cinnamon topping over muffins before baking the muffins. This would melt and blend on the topmost layer, OR
- Wait for the last 5 minutes of baking time before you sprinkle the cinnamon topping to make it appear like crumbs once baking time is done.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Yields: 10 standard muffins or 19 muffins using the baking cups.
This was how the muffins turned out when the cinnamon-butter topping was sprinkled at the same time the muffins were baking. |
Next time, I'll be experimenting on Nutella Banana Muffins.
I heard they're heavenly as well.
I heard they're heavenly as well.