Perfect BANANA Muffins : Adaptation From BBCgoodfood Banana Bread is one of my favorite ways to use up those lovely ripe bananas sitting in the fruit bowl. These muffins are wonderfully moist and full of flavor, and they’ve become a staple in my kitchen that my grandchildren absolutely adore.
What makes these muffins truly special is the combination of brown sugar and olive oil, which keeps them incredibly tender and rich. The walnuts add a delightful crunch, and using ripe bananas means you’re getting natural sweetness without needing excessive sugar, making them a treat you can feel good about serving.
I love baking these on a quiet Sunday morning and filling the house with that wonderful aroma that brings everyone running to the kitchen. They’re perfect for sharing with neighbors, tucking into lunchboxes, or simply enjoying with a cup of tea while chatting with loved ones.
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Perfect BANANA Muffins : Adaptation From BBCgoodfood Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 80 g Walnuts
- 340 g Bananas
- 100 g Brown Sugar
- 75 g Olive Oil
- 225 g All-Purpose Flour
- 3 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 3 teaspoon Cinnamon
Instructions
- Chop nuts e.g.
- in Thermomix blender speed 4.5 for 4 sec and set aside in bowl
- Peel, add and process 3-4 bananas speed 4 for 2 sec
- Add sugar and oil, mix speed 3-4 for 5 sec
- Add flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
- Combine well at speed 4 for 10 sec
- Add 50g of the chopped walnuts and stir in reverse speed 3.5 for 3 sec
- I filled 24 silicon muffin forms with this amount of dough
- Sprinkle top of muffins with the left-over chopped walnuts and if you’d like a tiny amount of brown sugar
- Bake at 200C middle rack for 20 minutes.
- May vary +/- 1-5 min depending on your oven, but don’t let them get too dark on top or to dry.
- BBC’s original recipe recommends: add to greased and lined 2lb loaf tin.
- I am using a Christmas tree silicone shape for half the dough.
- BBC: Bake loaf tin in 200C oven for 20 min and covered with tin foil another 40.
- In my tree shape I only baked it for 20 minutes all together.
- Allow to cool a bit before dusting with powdered sugar.
- Enjoy freshly baked or the day after with a more gooey taste to it.
