Strawberry Banana Muffins

This morning Pea woke up a little too early and on the wrong side of the bed. She wanted to watch Little Bear so I turned it on for her and decided to make us some muffins to cheer her up. They turned out fantastic. Here is the recipe I used:


1/2 cup (1 stick) (113 grams) unsalted butter, melted

3/4 cup (160 grams) light brown sugar

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon (4 grams) pure vanilla extract

2 large ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)

1 cup (240 ml) fresh strawberries (cut into bite sized pieces)

2 1/4 cups (295 grams) all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon (4 grams) ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon (2.5 grams) salt


Strawberry Banana Muffins: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Position rack in center of oven. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners or grease with butter or a vegetable spray.

In a small saucepan melt the butter. Set aside.

In a medium sized bowl whisk together the brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and mashed banana. Add the melted butter to the brown sugar mixture and stir to combine.

In another large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gently fold in the berries, making sure they are coated with flour. This helps to prevent the berries from sinking during baking. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir only until the ingredients are just combined. Do not over mix the batter or tough muffins will result.

Divide the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups, using two spoons or an ice cream scoop. Place in the oven and bake until a tester inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Makes 12 regular sized muffins.

Adapted from Oregon's Cuisine of the Rain by Karen Brooks


Read more: http://www.joyofbaking.com/muffins/StrawberryBananaMuffins.html#ixzz0jlSVqT1v

If you make these, I promise you will not be disappointed. I halfed the sugar and added a bit of honey and it was fine.

Today we are decorating easter eggs with our friends. There is sure to be a post to follow....I'm thinking we might be a bit crazy letting toddlers colour easter eggs...but it will be an adventure!