Sunday, August 19, 2012

Banana Muffins

Banana Muffins

Why is it that muffins seam to be the go-to comfort food?  Is it the smaller size of the cake muffin that allows us to indulge in the pleasure of sugars without the guilt?  Or is it because they're simply quick and easy to make?

INSTRUCTION:

1.  Preheat oven to 350°F

2.  Sift together:
          1 ¾ cup sifted flour
          2 ¼ tsp. baking powder
          ½ tsp. salt

3.  Blend until creamy:
          1/3 cup shortening
          2/3 cup sugar
          ¾ tsp. lemon juice

4.  Beat in:
          2 beaten eggs
          3 ripe bananas

5.  Gradually, in 3 separate times, add sifted ingredients into the sugar mixture.
6.  Beat the batter after each addition until smooth.
7.  Pour batter into lined muffin tins.
8.  Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes.  (Test with toothpick for doneness)

18 comments:

  1. I absolutely love banana muffins! My kids do, too. So good! :) Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Muffins and especially banana muffins are a great comfor food! :) Your muffins look very tempting!

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  3. So delectable muffins.. I just wanna gorge in..

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  4. Your muffins looks great...I love them..and my kids will love these banana muffins..love nurşen

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  5. I can just imagine the tender cake in these they look amazing!

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  6. Sounds like the perfect thing to eat on these chilly Toronto days - why is it so cold all of a sudden??

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  7. Muffins are the best, especially a good banana muffin!

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  8. Your muffins make me jealous. I just tried to make muffins and they didn't look like yours! Banana muffin is such a classic.

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  9. I wish I had a banana muffin to eat right now! I LOVE banana anything!! :)

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  10. These look so so yummy and healthy your picture turned out amazing look at you go!!

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  11. I think for me it's the second reason....your muffins look yummy and I so want to turn on my oven, but I would have whole house of grumpy kids and one very grumpy mom :)

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  12. oh, i think muffins are much more quicker to make like quick breads and also dont really require any decoration unlike cupcakes. I'm sure these banana muffins tasted great!

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  13. I don't know what it is about muffins, but I agree with you - they're the perfect comfort food. They make me feel nourished without feeling like I've overeaten.

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  14. I really don’t make muffins enough…yours are making me so hungry! Very pretty and perfect comfort food!

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  15. You can't beat muffins, they are very comforting...more so than a cupcake!! Yours look delicious!! Banana bakes seemto have been very popular in the last couple of weeks so I may have to make something banana-ery!! :-)

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  16. I love bananas! Making banana muffins sounds like an excellent idea!

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