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banana muffins

These delicious and tender banana muffins are moist, loaded with real banana flavor and crunchy walnuts, and are topped with raw cane sugar for a perfect finish.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 12
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120

Ingredients
  

Muffin Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
  • 3 count overripe bananas
  • 0.75 cup chopped walnuts
Topping Ingredients
  • 0.5 cup butter melted
  • raw cane sugar for sprinkling

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and liberally grease a 12-cup muffin tin with butter.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
  3. In a separate large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer at medium speed, cream together the brown sugar and butter until fluffy and significantly lighter in color.
  4. Beat the eggs into the creamed butter, one egg at a time, scraping down the batter as needed. Then, mix in the vanilla extract and sour cream. Set aside.
  5. In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork until they are pretty smooth but still have some small chunks.
  6. Beat the mashed bananas into the creamed butter and sugar mixture. Then, with the mixer on low, gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix until just combined; don't overmix. Finally, using a rubber spatula, fold in the walnuts. The batter will be thick.
  7. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup almost to the brim. Brush the tops of the muffins with melted butter and sprinkle a liberal pinch of raw cane sugar over each.
  8. Bake for 22-26 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  9. Remove from the oven and let the muffins cool in the tin for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

These banana muffins are perfect for breakfast or a snack, offering a delightful combination of moist texture, rich banana flavor, and crunchy walnuts.