Our Favorite Banana Muffins

I Love Banana Bread and Muffins. After much searching I found this recipe that I really like. It is simple, easy to make and very tasty. I have made them as the recipe called for as well as with the substitutions listed below and they turned out well both ways.


Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!!!

Basic Banana Muffins  

• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour ( I have also used white wheat flour)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 medium ripe bananas
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil ( I have also used apple sauce)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In another bowl, mash the bananas. Add egg, oil and vanilla; mix well. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups half full.
• Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts1 serving (1 each) equals 209 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 209 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Basic Banana Muffins in Taste of Home December/January 1998, p14