Saturday, March 6, 2010

Whole Wheat Banana Muffins

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Salt
3 Large Ripe Bananas (mashed)
2 Large Eggs (lightly beaten)
3/4 cup Packed Light Brown Sugar
1/3 Cup 2% Milk
3 Tbsp Unsalted Butter (melted and cooled)
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
12 Dried Banana Chips (optional)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees, must a standard 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray or line with paper or foil liners. In a large bowl, combine both types of flour with baking powder, cinnamon or salt. In a seperate bowl, mix bananas with eggs, sugar, milk, butter and vanilla. Whisk until smooth. Fold banana mixture into flour mixture just until combined and batter forms; do not oevermix. Spoon batter into muffin cups; place one banana chip on top of each one, if desired. Baked until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean, 18-20 minutes. Let cool in pan then turn out onto a rack and cool completly.