So I found some lovely brown squishy bananas in my kitchen the other day, and hating waste, I sat and had a good think about what I could do with these manky looking things.
My conclusion - banana muffins! I jazzed it up a bit by putting some sultanas in and adding a piece of dark chocolate to the centre to make a melty middle bit. They're soooo yummy and good for you too (..well it does have bananas and sultanas in them...)
This recipe makes 12 muffins.
What you'll need to gather:
85g (3oz) butter or margarine (I used olive spread)
85g (3oz) light brown caster sugar (however normal caster sugar is grand!)
170g (6oz) self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg, beaten
2-3 VERY ripe bananas, mashed into a puree (yuck!)
about 115g sultanas or any other type of dried fruit
small bar of dark chocolate broken into pieces
muffin tray
muffin cases
mixing bowl
Okay, so first of all heat your oven to about 180oC/Gas Mark4.
Cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy looking. In another bowl mix together the flour and baking powder.
To the butter and sugar, add the egg and a spoonful of the flour. Mix until well combined. Add in the bananas and the sultanas. Then add the rest of the flour mixture until it's all mixed up well.
Divide evenly among the 12 cases then take a piece of chocolate and press it down into the batter so it's sitting in the middle. Do this for all the cakes.
Sprinkle a little bit of sugar over the top and bake for about 20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
If you have some left (which won't happen) you can always freeze them and defrost for a few hours as and when needed.
Just try not to eat them all!!
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