Barefoot Contessas Chunky Banana Bran Muffins Recipes

BAREFOOT CONTESSA'S CHUNKY BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place paper liners into 1 (10 or 12-cup) muffin tin.
• Combine the bran and buttermilk and set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy.
• With the mixer on low, add the eggs, 1 at a time.
• Scrape the bowl and then add the molasses, orange zest, and vanilla. (The mixture will look curdled.)
• Add the bran/buttermilk mixture and combine.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the batter just until combined.
• Don't overmix it!
• Fold in the raisins, bananas and walnuts with a rubber spatula.
• With an ice cream scoop or large spoon, fill the muffin cups to the top and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.

BLUEBERRY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Brush the top of a muffin pan with vegetable oil and line it with 12 paper liners.
• Stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, sugar, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, honey, eggs, and vanilla until combined. Add the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. Gently stir in the wheat bran and blueberries until combined.
• Scoop the batter into the muffin cups with a rounded 2 1/4-inch ice cream scoop. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the tops are golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

CHUNKY BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place paper liners into 1 (10 or 12-cup) muffin tin.
• Combine the bran and buttermilk and set aside. Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy. With the mixer on low, add the eggs, 1 at a time. Scrape the bowl and then add the molasses, orange zest, and vanilla. (The mixture will look curdled.) Add the bran/buttermilk mixture and combine.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the batter just until combined. Don't overmix it! Fold in the raisins, bananas and walnuts with a rubber spatula.
• With an ice cream scoop or large spoon, fill the muffin cups to the top and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.

BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Whisk together the flour, bran flakes, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. Whisk together the brown sugar, oil, sour cream, bananas, eggs and vanilla in a medium bowl. Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and gently fold until just incorporated (a few lumps are OK). Evenly divide the batter among the muffin cups; sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake until the muffins are golden brown, bounce back when pressed and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Let the muffins cool in the pan for a few minutes, then remove and cool completely on a rack. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Copyright 2016 Television Food Network, G.P. All rights reserved

BANANA CRUNCH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line 18 large muffin cups with paper liners. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the melted butter and blend. Combine the eggs, milk, vanilla, and mashed bananas, and add them to the flour-and-butter mixture. Scrape the bowl and blend well. Don't overmix.
• Fold the diced bananas, walnuts, granola, and coconut into the batter. Spoon the batter into the paper liners, filling each 1 to the top. Top each muffin with dried banana chips, granola, or coconut, if desired. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the tops are brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly, remove from the pan, and serve.

BANANA MUFFINS WITH A CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix in the eggs, milk, vanilla, and butter. Fold in mashed bananas, chopped banana, granola, walnuts, and coconut. Scoop into the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with banana chips.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Put bananas in large bowl and blend with an electric mixer until well mashed. Add bran cereal and milk, and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Add brown sugar, oil, and egg to mixer bowl and blend well. Add pecans and raisins, and blend inches.
• In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Stir into the bran mixture until just combined.
• Spoon batter into greased muffin tins until 2/3 full. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes.

BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a muffin pan or line with paper muffin liners.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar together until fluffy. Add bananas, milk, vanilla and eggs; mix well. Stir in flour, bran, baking powder, soda and salt; blend just until moistened. Stir in walnuts. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool in the cups for 5 minutes, then remove muffins and place on a wire rack to cool completely.

BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In another bowl, beat the eggs, juice, sugars and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in bananas and nuts. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

BAREFOOT CONTESSA'S BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place 16 paper liners in muffin pans.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla, sour cream, and milk.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• With the mixer on low speed add the flour mixture to the batter and beat until just mixed.
• Fold in the blueberries with a spatula and be sure the batter is completely mixed.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin pans, filling each cup just over the top.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the muffins are lightly browned on top and a cake tester comes out clean.
• **Barefoot Contessa uses an ice-cream scoop to measure the batter so that every muffin comes out the same size.
• ***Greasing the tops of the pans makes it easier to take the muffins out after baking.