Banana And Lemon Muffins Recipes

LEMON BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Lightly oil a muffin tin and preheat the oven to 210°C. The recipe will make 10 to 12 muffins.
• Combine eggs, bananas, lemon rind and juice, yoghurt, melted butter and sugar in a bowl and whisk together.
• Sift in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, and mix well.
• Fill the muffin tins about two-thirds full and sprinkle the top of each muffin with a little cinnamon and sugar mixed together.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown and firm.
• Allow to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely (if you don't eat them immediately...). These freeze well and thaw quickly and efficiently in the microwave.

BANANA AND LEMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Line a muffin tin with 8 paper cases. Break 50g of the banana chips into small pieces then mix with the flour, baking powder, lemon zest and muscovado sugar in a large bowl. Whisk the milk, egg and oil together. Mash the bananas with 1 tbsp of lemon juice then fold quickly into the dry ingredients with the egg mixture.
• Divide between the cases and bake for 20 minutes at 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 until risen and firm. Cool on a wire rack. Meanwhile mix the icing sugar with 1-2 tsp lemon juice, then dribble over the muffins before topping with remaining banana chips.

LEMONY BANANA CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and grease a 12-cup mini muffin pan.
• Combine brown sugar, flour, coconut, and lemon zest in a bowl for crumb topping. Rub in butter until the mixture is coarse and crumbly.
• Add 1 teaspoon lemon juice to milk and let sit until curdled, about 5 minutes.
• Cream white sugar and butter in a medium bowl. Mix banana and egg together in another bowl and add lemon zest, remaining lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Add the banana mixture to the creamed butter and sugar and stir well. Add the curdled milk and stir lightly into the mixture.
• Combine self-rising flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Pour in the banana mixture and stir until just combined.
• Drop by heaping spoonfuls into the prepared muffin pan, filling about 1/8 inch higher than the cups, ensuring nice, top-heavy muffins. Sprinkle with the crumb topping, lightly pressing it into the batter so it doesn't fall off and melt during cooking.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool slightly in the pan before removing to a wire rack.

EASY BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/gas 5. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases. Sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and caster sugar with a big pinch of salt. In a separate bowl mix the melted butter, vanilla extract, eggs, mashed bananas and buttermilk.
• Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients in. Roughly mix together with a fork, being careful not to over-mix. Scatter in the chopped pecans, if using, then spoon the mixture into the muffin cases. Top with pecan halves, then bake for 20-25 mins, until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

BASIC BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In another bowl, mash the bananas. Add egg, oil and vanilla; mix well. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups half full. , Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.