Banana muffin recipe & coffee
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How to make the best of this banana muffin recipe? Have you got a bunch of a bit overripe bananas? Well, don't through them away that would be a terrible waste! They are a good excuse to bake delicious banana muffins. They are easy to make and don't require any special cooking skills. What I really like is a short time to make the batter so I can bake them just before my friends come for a visit or before breakfast. Banana muffins are best eaten warm straight from the oven but they are also yummy served at room temperature when still fresh. However, my husband and I are not always unanimous on the decision what coffee brew goes along with this muffins best.
In my opinion Turkish coffee and cappuccino both go well with banana muffins although I do prefer Turkish coffee. My husband disagrees with me and prefers cappuccino bar none. This is tough but anyway our joint coffee choice therefore is...
...cappuccino. No worries, I haven't lost the battle here but simply couldn't decide.
The following banana muffin recipe has been tested in our kitchen and our friends prefer it most:
Banana muffin recipe:
Makes: 12
INGREDIENTS:
- 100g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 140 g granulated white sugar
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 250g all purpose flour (self raising flour)
- pinch of salt
- 3 very ripe bananas
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup of milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Method - how to use banana muffin recipe:
- Heat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Line 12 cup muffin tin with muffin paper liners. In the large bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and sugar.
- Melt the butter and allow to cool. Mash the bananas with a fork or just simply with your hands. In a second bowl mix together beaten eggs, vanilla extract, melted butter and milk. Add the mashed bananas and stir through.
- With a spoon or with your hands lightly fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined. Don't over mix it. Are you using a blender? 1-2 seconds are enough.
- Spoon in the mixture in paper liners until almost full. Bake about 25-30 minutes or until a tester (toothpick) inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Leave muffins to cool for 10-15 minutes while still in the moulds before serving.
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Method (step by step):
STEP 1:
Heat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Line 12-cup muffin tin with muffin paper liners.
In the large bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and sugar.
STEP 2:
Melt the butter and allow to cool. Mash the bananas with a fork or just simply
use your hands.
In a second bowl mix together beaten eggs, vanilla extract, melted butter and milk. Add the mashed bananas and stir through.
STEP 3:
With a spoon or with your hands lightly fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined. Don't over mix it. Are you using a blender? 1-2 seconds are enough.
STEP 4:
Spoon in the mixture in paper liners until almost full.
Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until a tester (toothpick) inserted in the center comes out clean.
STEP 5:
Leave muffins to cool for 10-15 minutes while still in the moulds before serving.
Our coffee choice for banana muffin recipe:
Cappuccino
Espresso
Cafe latte
Turkish coffee
* all combinations have been tested with medium roast Arabica blend
Baking tips:
- For banana muffin recipe you should use bananas that are well ripen or overripe. The flesh must be soft, yellow and full of sweet flavour.
- To mash bananas use the fork or just simply your hands.
- It is important to remember that like most cakes muffins contain eggs so they should be stored in the fridge.
- Use paper liners so the muffins can be moist and fresh from inside and cleaning will be much easier.
- To check if the banana muffins are baked just insert the toothpick in the muffin. If it comes out clean, then muffins are baked.
Good to know:
- Muffin is a type of bread. There are many varieties and flavours of muffins made with specific ingredients - like fruit. Fruit is baked into the muffin. Banana muffin recipe is one of the most popular muffin recipes.
- Bananas are available all year round and they are a great source of quick yet healthy energy. Bananas contain no fat, sodium or cholesterol.
- Bananas are rich in vitamin B6, and are a good source of fiber, vitamin C, magnesium and potassium.
- Because of their great taste, bananas can also serve as a substitute for sweets.
- Banana muffins are also a very healthy afternoon snack for children.
