Award Winning Banana Muffins Recipes

THE BEST BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place cupcake liners in a muffin tin. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl mash the bananas with a fork, leaving them slightly lumpy, and set aside.
• In a large bowl stir together the butter and sugar. Mix in the eggs and vanilla and stir until smooth. Add the sour cream, mashed bananas, baking soda, and salt, and stir until blended. Next mix in the flour until incorporated.
• Fold in the walnuts, if desired.
• Portion out 1/4 cup batter into each muffin tin and prepare crumb topping.
• In a medium bowl combine all the crumb topping ingredients: granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt, butter, and flour. The mixture should form large crumbs. Top each muffin with an equal portion of the crumb topping.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the muffins are set and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, and then remove and cool on a wire rack, or serve warm.

AWARD WINNING BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Mix together with a spatula or wooden spoon (all ingredients) banana, baking soda, oil, sugar, eggs, salt and flour in a large mixing bowl.
• Fold in the chopped walnuts if using.
• Pour in a greased 9x5 loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

BANANA MUFFINS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat muffin pans with non-stick spray, or use paper liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Combine bananas, sugar, egg, and melted butter in a large bowl. Fold in flour mixture, and mix until smooth. Scoop into muffin pans.
• Bake in preheated oven. Bake mini muffins for 10 to 15 minutes, and large muffins for 25 to 30 minutes. Muffins will spring back when lightly tapped.

KING ARTHUR FLOUR'S BANANA CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• For the topping, in a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar and cinnamon. Add butter or margarine and mix with a fork or pastry cutter until crumbly. Put aside while preparing muffin batter.
• For the muffins, in large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Set aside.
• In another bowl, combine mashed bananas, sugar, slightly beaten egg and melted butter or margarine. Mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
• Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. (Do not use paper muffin cups!) Using hands, arrange coarse, pea-sized crumbs over muffin batter.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes or until muffins test done with a cake tester. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

AWARD WINNING BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375f, and prepare a muffin tin with paper liners.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then add eggs one at at time, beating well after each egg. Add the vanilla and beat until well incorporated.
• Combine dry ingredients and mix into the wet alternately with the milk.
• Fold in berries. Scoop mixture into muffin liners until they are 3/4 full.
• Mix the remaining 3 tsp sugar and 1 tsp butter together to make a paste and crumble the paste over the tops of the muffins for an extra crispy treat.
• Bake at 375f for 30-35 minutes.

PRIZE-WINNING BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease or place paper baking cups into muffin pan cups; set aside.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar and butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add sour cream, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon lemon zest and egg. Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
• Combine flour and baking soda in another bowl. Stir flour mixture into sour cream mixture just until moistened. Gently stir in blueberries. Spoon evenly into prepared muffin pan cups.
• Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest in bowl. Sprinkle about 1/4 teaspoon mixture on top of each muffin. Bake 17-19 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan.

ULTIMATE BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg together in a small bowl.
• Mash bananas in a large bowl. Mix in white sugar, melted butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Fold in flour mixture until just combined. Fold walnuts into the batter.
• Divide batter evenly among the muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.