These tender muffins get plenty of sweetness and moistness from mashed bananas...and the sprinkling of sugar and coarse salt make a delicious and unusual topping.
Ingredients
SERVINGS: 12
Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts
Wet Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup mashed banana
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Topping
- coarse salt and sugar for sprinkling
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Combine flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir well. Add walnuts.
- Combine egg, brown sugar, banana, oil and vanilla, stir well. Combine flour mixture with egg mixture and stir gently.
- With an ice cream scoop, divide mixture evenly between 12 greased muffin cups. Sprinkle with sugar and salt.
- Bake 15-20 minutes.
