Baking All the Rules- Banana Crumb Muffins

Welcome to my favorite day of the week! For those of you that think I'm a clean eating fanatic,I'm here to debunk that myth. I now believe in balance for everything.

From your working life, to your personal life and especially in your eating. And I know when some people diet they tend to cut out certain foods (main culprit: carbs) because they think it will "Break the Rules".

But, once again, balance is key and I do love a good baked good from time to time. And I find them easier to enjoy when I know what's in them and can use high quality ingredients that taste better anyway. And, baked goods don't have to be sweet, I will also show you some bread recipes I've used (homemade tortillas, pitas and Naan anyone?)

So I want to introduce you to some of my favorite baking recipes on my favorite day! Welcome to Baking All the Rules!

Food for Fun,

the SupperSmiths, forging one meal at a time

Banana Crumb Muffins

Recipe adapted from AllRecipes.com

Personal Note: I LOVE BANANAS (and raisins, but that's a different post)! I reduced the recipe to only make 6, because I personally don’t want hoards of baked goods sitting around taunting me with their delectableness.

Plan of Attack:

1. Mix Dry Ingredients

2. Mix Wet Ingredients

3. Add Dry to Wet

4. Make and apply crumb topping

Ingredients for 6 servings:

Dry Ingredients:

½ C All-purpose flour

¼ C Whole wheat flour

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

Wet Ingredients:

1 ½ bananas, mashed (I used overripe bananas that I had in the freezer, and thawed before use)

¼ + 1/8 C sugar

1 egg, lightly beaten

3 Tbsp butter, melted

Crumb Topping:

¼ C brown sugar

1 Tbsp whole wheat flour

Sprinkle of cinnamon

½ Tbsp butter

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease 6 muffin cups (with cooking spray or use the paper route)
2. In a large bowl combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt)
3. In another bowl combine the wet ingredients (banana, sugar, egg and melted butter)
4. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture and stir until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin.
5. In a small bowl combine brown sugar, 1 Tbsp flour and cinnamon. Use a fork to cut in butter until it resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle over uncooked muffins
6. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a it passes the toothpick test.
7. Enjoy!

Nutritional Info:

Calories 263

Fat 8.1g total fat

Protein 3.2g

Carbohydrates 46g

Fiber 1.5g

Cholesterol 40mg

Sodium 352mg