Sunday, October 31, 2010

Banana Pecan and Kefir White Chocolate Chips Muffins

It's Sunday. I have two overripe bananas and plenty of time before he wakes up.
Here's what happens when these two events co-occur.













Yields: 12 large muffins
Total time: 30-40 minutes
Active time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
  • 2 overripe bananas
  • 2 tsp of pure vanilla extract 
  • 2 Tbsp of butter (melted)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 cups of kefir
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  • 2 cups of AP flour
  • 2/3 cups of sugar
  • 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
  • 2 tsp of baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp of baking powder
  • a pinch of salt
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  • 2/3 cup of chopped pecan
  • 1/3 cup of white chocolate chips 
Preparation:

  • Preheat the oven at 350F. 
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  • Mash the bananas and add all the wet ingredients. Whisk until well incorporated. Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl. 
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  • Add the dry flour mixture to the wet ingredients, it will start bubbling. Add pecans and white chocolate chips.
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  • Bake immediately for 20 minutes (or until it passes the toothpick test).
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3 comments:

Lisa said...

What great muffins. I love their large tops. By the way, I'm holding a CSN giveaway on my blog and you're welcome to come by and enter. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2010/11/45-csn-giveaway.html

Chats the Comfy Cook said...

These look fantastic. Would you like to link these to Let's Do Lunch?

http://sweetsav.blogspot.com/2010/12/lets-do-lunch-brunch-breakfast-week-6.html

Chats the Comfy Cook said...

Thanks for linking and I want you to know that you are in the spotlight, this week. Come over, this evening and see your delicious muffins.