Crumby Goodness!

My father-in-law, who his grandkids and kids-in-law refer to as BaPaw (rhymes with paw-paw), loves bananas. Because he loves them borderline green and doesn’t eat too much, I’m finding myself with bananas piling up.

Last night, I made this INCREDIBLE Banana Crumb Muffin recipe (below). SUPERB! Very moist and rich, super tasty, and, for those who can’t eat - or don’t like - nuts in their foods, no nuts! But you could toss in a half cup of your favorite nutty deliciousness if you'd like.

I made half without the crumb topping so my dad, who doesn’t have a big sweet tooth, could also enjoy them. He’s presently in an in-patient physical rehabilitation center, for the past three weeks with one week to go, and he is MIGHTILY tired of hospital food!

These are very fast to make. Serve them warm with chunks of ice cold butter at your next gathering and you will RULE THE WORLD!

Enjoy!



Banana Crumb Muffins (no nuts)
(makes 12)

1-1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 bananas, mashed
3/4 Cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 Cup butter, melted
Optional: 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg

TOPPING:
1/2 C packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp butter

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Lightly grease 12 muffin cups or line with muffin papers.

In a large bowl, mix together 1-1/2 C flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt (and optional cinnamon and nutmeg if desired).

In a medium bowl, beat together bananas, white sugar, egg and melted butter. Add banana mixture to flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 Tbsp flour and cinnamon. Cut in 1 Tbsp butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.

Bake in preheated oven for 18-20 minutes until toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean and very lightly brown on top.

Until next time, I'll be at the easel or.....gobbling banana crumb muffins! They DO count as a fruit on a diet, right? And fruit content overrides carb content, right? RIGHT?!?

Ronda
www.antiquecottagerose.com