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Banana bran muffins banana
BBC Nutritionist
by BBC Nutritionist
from Honey We're Killing the Kids

Makes 15-20

Preparation time less than 30 mins

Cooking time 10 to 30 mins

Vegetarian Quick Recipe


Ingredients
115g/4¼ oz butter
100g/3½ oz brown sugar
3 bananas, mashed
115ml/4¼ fl oz milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 free-range eggs
175g/6¼ oz wholemeal flour
100g/3½ oz wheat bran
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
Handful chopped walnuts, to taste


Method
1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5 and grease a muffin tin or line with muffin cases.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add the bananas, milk, vanilla and eggs and mix well.
3. Combine the flour, bran, baking powder, baking soda and salt and blend into the banana mixture. Stir in as many walnuts as you desire and pour the mixture into the muffin tray or cases.
4. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the muffin comes out clean. Cool in the tray for five minutes then place on a wire rack to cool completely.

Find more recipes from the BBC Three series Honey We're Killing the Kids.


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