Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Banana Orange Coconut Muffins

This recipe is originally from damndelicious.net. I have modified it somewhat by substituting wheat flour for half the white flour, reducing the sugar, adding walnuts, and replacing butter with oil. The recipe says this makes 12 muffins, but I reduce that to 8 because I like muffins a little more substantial.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all - purpose flour (or half white, half wheat)
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 ripe bananas
6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted (I used 1/3 cup vegetable oil instead)
1/2 Cup sugar (I used 1/3 cup)
1 Large egg
1 tsp vanilla
Zest of 1 orange (I used 1 t grated orange peel)
2 Tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2 Cup coconut flakes, plus more for topping
(I added 1/2 cup chopped walnuts)

Directions


  1. Preheat oven to 375.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
  3. In a large glass measuring cup or another bowl, mash the bananas.
  4. Add the butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, orange zest, orange juice and coconut; beat until well combined.
  5. Pour mixture over dry ingredients and stir using a rubber spatula just until moist.
  6. Scoop the batter evenly into the muffin tray. Sprinkle with coconut.
  7. Place into oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.