Sunday, November 18, 2012

Day 17 - Banana Nut Muffins

It's Saturday morning and there are brown bananas in the fruit bowl. This happens a lot and when it does I magically turn the uneaten bananas into mini muffins or loaves. After-all one should not waste food...right?

I think that since you have enjoyed so many years of these magical muffins you should have the recipe so that you can make them yourselves. The recipe comes from the Lion House Recipe Book which I received as a bridal shower gift 30 years ago.

Banana Nut Bread (or in our case) MAGICAL MUFFINS

1/2 cup margarine (I use butter)
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed bananas (2 bananas)
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp lemon juice (fresh squeezed use 1/4 lemon)
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat. Add bananas, milk, and lemon juice. Sift dry ingredients and add. Add nuts. Bake in well-greased 8x4x3-inch loaf pan for 1 hour at 350 degrees F. Makes 1 loaf.

or

Spray mini muffin tin and add one spoonful of batter into each cup.

The magical ingredient is LOVE. So if you do not make them with LOVE in your heart then they will not taste as good as mom's.