Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Banana Nut Muffins


Apparently I'm on a bit of a muffin kick, but these are DELICIOUS!

Ingredients:
- 1 cup pecans (you can also use walnuts)
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3 ripe large bananas (the riper they are, the sweeter the muffins will be), mashed
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut butter into small pieces and melt in the microwave (about 30-45 seconds should do it) and then set it aside to cool
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nuts using a fork or a whisk. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the mashed bananas, eggs, melted and cooled butter, and vanilla.
- Using a rubber spatula, fold banana mixture into your flour mixture just until combined. Do not overdo it because then you'll end up with tough muffins.
- Spoon batter evenly into 15 paper-lined muffin cups and bake for 18-22 minutes.
- Allow to cool on a wire rack.

These muffins are fabulous right out of the oven! Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 233
Total Fat: 13g
Carbs: 28g
Protein: 3.4g

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