~ Shopping List ~
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup mashed bananas
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
~ What to do ~
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.
In a separate large bowl cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Mix until smooth. Mix in milk and banana. Fold flour mixture into liquid ingredients. Fill muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Substitutions:
Finding myself without white sugar (a very happy surprise on one hand, though adding difficulty to this recipe) on a holiday, I had to find a substitute. Because of my husband’s adoration of maple syrup, it was an obvious choice. Here’s what to do if you substitute the sugar for maple syrup: Substitute 3/4 cup maple syrup plus 1/4 teaspoon baking soda for each cup of granulated sugar, and drop the milk back to 6 tablespoons (or eliminate all together depending on the consistency of your batter).