Banana Muffins

Banana are a good source of fibre and they are easily available in Malaysia all year round. Thus we can actually make this type of muffins anytime we want. Not only do they taste great any place and any time, but the health benefits of bananas are of astounding. Bananas are a great source of instant energy whether you are watching your diet or just trying to eat healthy. Besides having them raw, they are widely used to make cakes, cupcakes, dessert and etc and of course in this post, I have used them to make muffins. Banana muffins make great healthy breakfast or snacks anytime you like. This recipe is a keeper because the texture of the muffins were soft and moist and of course full of the banana fragrance. You can actually put any types of nuts in the batter to get the 'crunchy' feeling when you're eating the muffins. I had used walnuts in my muffins. :)

Ingredients

4 large bananas
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped




Methods

1. Mash bananas.
2. Add sugar and slightly beaten egg.
3. Add the melted butter, vanilla essence and chopped walnuts.
4. Add the dry ingredients stir to mix.
5. Scoop the batter to the liners. Bake for 25 minutes at 180 Celsius.

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Strawberries Muffins

Love the smell of the freshly baked muffins out from the oven..

Hot! Hot! Hot! Pipping hot... Can you see the empty slot next to the muffin?? Ended up in my stomach d..

My volcano lookalike strawberries muffin... :P

I was looking thru one of my frequently visited blog - Baking Mum and her strawberries muffins recipe had attracted my attention. I had bought a packet of strawberries while shopping during the weekend and decided to try on the recipe during night time. During the baking process, every part of our living room filled with the smell of the freshly baked muffins. Even Hubby who was taking a nap in the living room woke up to the smell of the muffins. But look wise of the muffins, I can say one word - eer... UGLY looking muffins. The texture of the muffins were more towards cake like than bread like. Nevertheless, they still taste great, moist and soft. One regret of this muffins- I should have be more generous in putting all the fresh strawberries in the batter instead of half packet only coz I can't really see strawberries inside the muffins.

Ingredients

125 g butter at room temperature

80 g caster sugar

100 gm brown sugar

2 eggs at room temperature

300 g plain flour or cake flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla essence

¾ to 1 cup fresh milk

1 cup of strawberry yoghurt

strawberries cut into small pieces

Methods

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
2. Cream butter and sugar until creamy.
3. Add in eggs one at a time. Add in vanilla essence. Beat until well mixed.
4. Add in yoghurt and mix well.
5. Add in flour and mix well.
6. Add in milk and fresh strawberries and mix well.
7. Spoon mixture into muffin cups and bake for 25 to 27 minutes until golden brown. Transfer to wire rack to cool.

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