A classic quick bread made with ripe, browning bananas

Yield: 12 Muffins

| Total Time: | 25 minutes to prepare batter | 20-25 minutes to bake

Ingredients

• 2 ripe bananas
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cups flour (225 grams)
• 1 large egg
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• ³⁄₄ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• ¹⁄₂ to 1 cup walnuts, chopped (Optional)

Recipe Directions

Preparations

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
• Line muffin pan with paper liners.
  

Batter Preparation

1. Mash 2 Bananas thouroughly in a large bowl
2. Add 6 tablespoons of melted butter to the bananas and stir well
3. Beat 1 large egg into the banana mixture
4. Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt to the banana mixture and stir well
5. Add ³⁄₄ cup of white sugar to the banana mixture and stir well
6. Gently add in 1 ¹⁄₂ cups of flour (225 grams) to the banana mixture until just incorporated
7. Optionally, fold ¹⁄₂ to 1 cups of chopped walnuts into the batter

Baking Instructions

1. Fill muffin cups approximately ³⁄₄ full
2. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean

Notes