Banana Nut Muffins

recipe
12 muffins
Prep
15 mins
Cook
30 mins
Total
45 mins
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
½ cup butter – room temperature
2 eggs
4 ripe bananas – mashed (add a touch of honey for sweetness)
3 tbsp sour cream
1 tsp baking soda (mix with sour cream)
2 cups flour (bread flour preferred)
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
½ cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Mini dark chocolate chips (optional)
  • Heat oven to 350° and place rack in center
  • Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, beat sugar and eggs at high speed until fluffy (about 5-10 min)
  • Slowly add butter and mashed bananas to sugar mixture and continue to mix at low speed
  • Add sour cream and baking soda mixture, vanilla, flour mixture, cinnamon, nuts and chocolate chips (optional) and continue to mix until combined.
  • Lightly grease a muffin pan and fill each slot with mixture about ¾ full.
  • Sprinkle brown sugar on top of each muffin.
  • Bake for 30-40 min (depending on size of muffins). Use a wooden skewer to check for doneness. Skewer should come out dry.