Banana Muffins With Applesauce

Easy Banana Muffins

Easy Banana Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/8 tsp fine salt
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla essence
• 75g chopped walnuts
• 125ml milk
• 8 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 130g dark brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• smashed bananas (about 4 to 6 bananas)
• 350g unbleached plain flour

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C / gas mark 7
2. Lightly brush a 12-muffin tin with butter and set aside
3. Whisk the flour, bicarbonate of soda, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a medium bowl; set aside
4. Whisk the banana, oil, milk, eggs, salt, and vanilla in a large measuring cup with a spout or another bowl
5. Make a small well in the center of the dry ingredients
6. Pour wet ingredients into the center; then stir with a wooden spoon until the dry ingredients are moistened but still lumpy
7. Do not overmix the batter or your muffins will come out dense
8. Gently stir in the nuts
9. Divide the batter evenly into the muffin tin
10. Put the muffins in the oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 190°C / gas mark 5
11. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the cooking
12. Insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin to check if it is done
13. Toothpick should come out clean
14. Cool muffins in the pan on a rack for a couple minutes
15. Turn the muffins out of the pan and cool on the rack
16. Serve warm or at room temperature