BANANA NUT MUFFIN RECIPE 2 BANANAS RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x5 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray, grease with oil or line with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a large bowl combine bananas, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
• Beat in the oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
• Add the flour and baking soda and gently stir until incorporated. DO NOT over mix.
• Pour the batter into the baking pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes then remove from the oven and cover loosely with foil. *This prevents the crust from burning.
• Continue to bake for 15 – 20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or mostly clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes then remove to cool completely.

Steps:

• Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
• Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pans.
• Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.