On a related aside, when I worked at Penguin, there was this thing called a pulp shelf - basically, all Penguin books that weren't sold in book stores are returned to the publisher and it was cheaper to get rid of (pulp) them than it was to take them back to the warehouse and sort them out so our pulp shelves were stocked every day and we were allowed to take 2 books a day. That was probably the best perk of the job for a bookaholic like me! However, all the books usually went within 10 minutes of the shelves being stocked so luck played a part too. My friend Ben saw and took this book 'Muffin Bible' before I did but after some shameless begging, he let me have it on the condition that I bake them all muffins from the book - bet he regretted that when I brought in my chocolate orange
Say hello to my 'You're not a failure' muffins! I liked to think they are pretty healthy as they don't have much sugar (and what they do contain is brown) and they use wholemeal flour so I had them for breakfast for a week! They're not too sweet and were soft and fluffy, just like other people's muffins are! Yay me! And perhaps all those bakers are right, they were very easy to make ;p
Ingredients
2 ripe banana
1 egg
75g butter, melted
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup hot milk
1 1/2 cups wholemeal flour
2tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sultanas
1 - Mash bananas and add egg, butter and baking soda dissolved in milk
2 - Add remaining ingredients and mix until just combined
3 - Three-quarters fill well-greased muffin pans and bake at 200ÂșC for 15-20 minutes.
8 comments:
Oooh... yummy! I'm craving muffins now. I really should trying making some one of these day (using ure recipe). I'll let you know how they turn out.
I think it is challenging to get a muffin to the texture you like. Personally I like mine to be more cake like in texture. I have been on the hunt for several months for the perfect blueberry muffin recipe, can't find one that has the perfect balance of sweetness with the texture I want. This banana recipe looks interesting and a healthier alternative. Not familiar with sultanas (have to google). I use the MS recipe and have got awesome results.
And I envy you because I have the hardest time getting my layer cakes to look pretty. Have not mastered the art of icing cakes - that is why I always defer to making cupcakes instead.
This post made me chuckle. Well done on you for climbing the muffin hurdle.
They look and sound delish!
@Mari: I'd definitely recommend making your own muffins, they're so easy and you get that freshly baked smell filling your entire kitchen; yum! Let me know how they go.
@Nicole: You'll just have to keep trying blueberry muffin recipes till you find 'The one' :D Oh, and sultanas are like raisins but white grapes. My cakes look pretty (I think) but they definitely don't look professional! A friend asked me recently to make a cake for her engagement party because she loves my 'home made, rustic looking cakes' - I think that says it all ;p
@Ms Afropolitan: :D Thank you. First stop muffins, second stop cookies, final stop, the world!!
Hi Vickii! thanks for dropping by my blog and leaving such kind comments!
Your blog is great too and i hope to see more of your bakes and creations! :D Your muffins turned out pretty awesome imo. and i'm envious of your job..getting free cook books!!
Warm banana muffins are the best. Glad you had better luck with them this time!
hahahahahahahahahaha, I can not stop laughing. Loved this post! I terrible with muffins too! But I will try this soon.
I miss you working at Penguin.
This post is too funny and I loved it! The muffins look great. Well done!
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