Banana-Raisin Nut Muffins
These Muffins Are So Light and Delicious, No One Will Mistake Them for Heavy "Health-Food" Muffins
Ingredients List
- 3/4 cup - butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened
- 2/3 cup - Domino® Granulated Sugar
- 2 1/2 to 3 cups - mashed ripe bananas (about 5 medium)
- 3 - eggs
- 1 3/4 cups - all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups - bran
- 3/4 tsp. - salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. - baking soda
- 1 cup - raisins
- 1 cup - coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1 tbsp. - grated orange rind (optional)
- 3/4 cup - granola (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease muffin pans or line with paper baking cups. In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add sugar and mix well. Stir in bananas and eggs, until light and smooth. In another bowl, combine flour, bran, salt, baking soda and raisins; add to butter/sugar mixture and mix well. Add in any or all of the optional ingredients. Spoon batter into muffin cups filling each about 3/4 full. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes; remove from muffin cups.
Makes 24, 2 1/2-inch muffins
