Mini Banana Muffins

While waiting for class to start, I put up a Facebook status asking what I should bake with extremely ripe bananas. I got plenty of responses and most people asked me to bring them whatever I end up baking. Well, I came to the conclusion of making mini muffins. They are great bite sized and there is more result which means breakfast for more mornings. One suggestion was banana nut muffins, which you could say that I did an interpretation of, but I'm not a huge fan of nuts so I decided to make candied almond slivers to put on top.

 

I also made plain banana muffins because I didn't have very many almonds and I can't let batter go to waste.

 

Needless to say, these are probably the best banana muffins I've ever made. I don't like to toot my own horn, but sometimes I truly surprise myself about how great I am at baking.

 

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 12 muffins, or 48 mini muffins

Makes servings USMetricAdjust Recipe (Help)

 

1 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour

1 teaspoonbaking powder

1 teaspoonbaking soda

1/2 teaspoonsalt

3 largebananas, mashed

3/4 cupwhite sugar

1egg

1/3 cupbutter, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat muffin pans with non-stick spray, or use paper liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2. Combine bananas, sugar, egg, and melted butter in a large bowl. Fold in flour mixture, and mix until smooth. Scoop into muffin pans.
3. Bake in preheated oven. Bake mini muffins for 10 to 15 minutes, and large muffins for 25 to 30 minutes. Muffins will spring back when lightly tapped.

Recipe courtesy of Allrecipes.com

Candied Almond Slivers

1/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/4 cup almond slivers

1. Combine water, sugar, and cinnamon in a small sauce pan
2. Bring to boil on medium high heat then add almonds
3. Stir and continue to boil until liquid has cooked off and almonds are covered in syrup
4. Pour onto baking sheet covered in wax paper, spread out with fork, and let cool
5. Cumble on top of batter in the muffin pans before baking.

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