Easy banana muffins recipe

Make these moreish banana muffins for an easy breakfast or a snack on the go. They’re also great for lunchboxes and will prove popular with the whole family.

Ingredients

– 250g self-raising flour
– 1 tsp baking powder
– ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
– 110g caster sugar
– 75g butter, melted
– 1 tsp vanilla extract
– 2 eggs
– 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
– 125ml buttermilk (or add 1 tsp of lemon juice to milk and leave for 20 mins)
– 50g pecans, chopped, plus extra to decorate (optional)

Method

STEP 1

Heat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases. Sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and caster sugar with a big pinch of salt. In a separate bowl mix the melted butter, vanilla extract, eggs, mashed bananas and buttermilk.

STEP 2

Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients in. Roughly mix together with a fork, being careful not to over-mix. Scatter in the chopped pecans, if using, then spoon the mixture into the muffin cases. Top with pecan halves, then bake for 20-25 mins, until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

source – cooking365coza