I rarely make muffins, but every time I do, I wonder why I don't make them more often. They're easy to make, and like so many other things, you most likely have all the ingredients sitting in your kitchen already..This morning I made banana muffins with a cinnamon sugar topping. Simple and delicious. I didn't follow a recipe, so yet again, please forgive my estimated measurements.
What you'll need:
-1/2 stick unsalted, softened butter
-3/4 cup granulated sugar
-1 egg, room temperature
-1 cup AP (all purpose) flour
-About 1/2 cup of buttermilk
-1 teaspoon baking powder
-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
-2 bananas, mashed up
-About 2 or so tablespoons of granulated sugar, and half that amount of cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners. Stir together 2 or so tablespoons of sugar and the cinnamon.
In a large bowl, whisk together softened butter and sugar until it's light and fluffy. Add the egg and mix well, then add the vanilla. Add the flour 1/4 cup at a time, alternating with the buttermilk, until it is well incorporated. Add the baking powder and baking soda, making sure it's mixed in really well. In a separate bowl mash the two bananas until it looks kind of like baby food. I use a potato masher, I find it works best. Using a spatula, fold the bananas into the muffin mixture. Using a spoon, spoon two scoops of batter into each muffin cup so that it's about 3/4 full. Top each muffin with a few pinches of the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Bake for about 23 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. When the muffins are out of the oven, top with another sprinkle of the cinnamon sugar.
You have some wiggle room with these muffins, that I forgot to post in the blog.
ReplyDelete1- you can easily substitute the white sugar for brown sugar, since brown sugar and bananas are an excellent combo. I didn't have any this morning, so I used white sugar.
2- Instead of doing the cinnamon sugar on top, you can make a streusel type of topping for it instead, which is delicious. I always just use a packet of maple brown sugar instant oatmeal, a tablespoon or two of brown sugar, and a table spoon on cold butter (needs to be cold). Using a fork, cut the butter into the oatmeal and sugar mixture until it is well incorporated and crumbly. Sprinkle over each muffin and bake as directed.