Banana Muffins
Ingredients
1¾ cup white whole-wheat flour or all-purpose flour¾ cup maple syrup
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
½ cup buttermilk
2 large, very ripe bananas, well mashed (about 1 cup)
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 egg at room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Handful of walnut pieces
½ cup chocolate chips
Turbinado coarse sugar for sprinkling
Preparation
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease or line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners and set aside.
• In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• In a separate, large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, mashed banana, maple syrup, vegetable oil, egg and vanilla until well combined.
• Fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and stir just until combined. Do not over mix. Stir in the chocolate chips and the walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly among the muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops with the coarse sugar.
• Bake 15 to 18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
• Let cool on a wire rack and serve warm or at room temperature.
