Banana Nut Muffin…
When I heard about Nandita’s theme for WBB #7, this muffin came to my mind instantly. I have been longing to make bake this since quite some time, and hence didn’t have any excuses now. I don’t remember the real source of this recipe but it was in my cook book since a long long time (I used to maintain this cookbook long before I got married - having recipes from cookery shows, or friends and yes of course, my moms recipes. 
)
This recipe is actually of a banana bread but I made muffins out of it (they bake faster than the bread :P ). Since it’s just two of us who were gonna eat this, I halved all the ingredients and it made 6 large muffins.
As per the original recipe:
Sieve together 1 1/2 cups of plain flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp baking powder.
Keep this aside till you mix all the wet ingredients.
Cream together 3/4 cup butter and 1 cup sugar with a hand blender till it becomes light and fluffy.
Add in 2 eggs and few drops of vanilla essence and blend again.
Mash about 21/2 medium sized ripe bananas and add to the mix.
Beat again till all the ingredients blend well.
Add the chopped nuts. I used about 7-8 blanched and chopped almonds. You can use walnuts or even chocolate chips as a variation.
At this stage preheat your oven to about 180*C. Line the muffin tray with paper cups or grease them lightly.
Now gently fold in all the dry ingredients in the wet blend. (Don’t over mix! Baking soda/powder activates on contact with liquid and loses its rising power if over mixed……. did you know this???!!! Till now I would always bake somehting using those ready made mixes, a perfect idiot proof recipe :P !!! …… I got to know about this only when I started baking this muffin. )
Fill individual muffinf cups to about 2/3rds and garnish with almond slivers. Gently press with the back of the spoon so that the almonds sick well to the muffins.
Bake for abut 20-25 mins at 180*C or till the knife inserted comes out clean.
The aroma of the baking muffins fills the whole house. I thought of surprising my husband with the baked muffins and hence quietly working in the kitchen. But the damn smell!!! And for the verdict, they are yummily soft and the crunchy nut in the middle does all the magic. They were a bit on the sweeter side (atleast for me) since the sweetness of the banana also matters and hence next time I am gonna reduce the sugar content.
So now these are flying all the way to Mumbai (my hometown) from Singapore (Only the post :P ). I hope you have sent your entries to Nandita . The last day to send your entries for WBB#7 Baking for Breakfast is 30th Nov 2006. So hurry!!!
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Muffins are perfectly rised with Almonds sitting on top! Wonderful breakfast indeed! Have fun eating them:)
I was praying that they rise sufficiently. And you wont believe, I must have peeped in the oven atleast 20 times to see if they are rising or no, hahaha. Hope you having a good time on your vacation. 
Thanks Asha
beautiful pic coffee… never tried banana muffins…
Try this as well….. You won’t regret it. :)</strong>
and hey, i made ur Jhatpat Aloo Paratha… just had it now… they came out very good:) yummm… thanks for the recipe:)
cheers
<strong>Thanks for trying Supriya…. I am happy you liked it.
Lovely….just lovely! I love muffins for breakfast with coffee, and banana-nut happens to be a fav. Great Job Coffee.
Kudos,Trupti
<strong>Thanks trupti.
Now it has become my favourite as well. :)</strong>
Good work Coffee…I love cakes, muffins or anything sweet. Your banana nut muffins look very inviting and delicious.
Thanks, Nidhi.
<strong>Thanks Nidhi, I am glad you liked them. :)</strong>
wow, so nicely u presented your recipe with step-by-step illustration. nice work Coffee.
<strong>Thank you. :)</strong>
Hi Coffee, First time i am visiting your blog. Very nice presentation and I like your easy way of cooking. Thanks for sharing your experience. Have a good day. Viji
<strong>You are welcome to my blog Viji.
I am glad you liked them. Do try and let me know. :)</strong>
Muffins look really good! I’m not much of a baker though. I prefer to buy these instead of baking them!
Great job, Coffee!
<strong>Thanks Vani. I used to say the samebefore I baked them. Till now I wouldonly use the readymade packets. But this is so easy to make. You just can’t go wrong with it. Try it once. :)</strong>
You described the process so elaborately. Really good!
Thank you
look at that, just when i come back, you changed the blog again! lol. crazy girl. i like the almonds on top, Coffee. nice touch!
<strong>Only the almond
I had to do the least work there. ;)</strong>
hey rooma,
Is it blogger & wordpress thingy ?
yummy muffins. I love your new template it’s really very pleasing to the eyes.
I have you on my blogroll, but It doesn’t notify me if your blog is updated
Thanks Sandeepa
…… I guess blogeer would not notify wordpress blogs to you ( I am just asuming)….. Is it the same with other wordpress users on your list???
Hey, I left a comment meant for this post in your older post, but don’t worry, it applies to that post too
LOL….. thats okay
YUM! I really like the idea of the nut in the middle. And they look lovely — so I imagine the aroma was out of this world.
You bet it was…… I m sure even those with blocked noses wouldn’t be spared
Hi,
I’m gr8 fan of Banana or banana walnut muffin.
Wonderful presentation by you.
Thanks Usha….. welcome to the blog
Look at how well they have risen!! Perfect mushroom shaped
Way to go Coffee
<strong>WOW!!! I never thought of that….. but yes, they were perfect mushroom shape. :D</strong>
I love muffins, but I am a vegetarian who do not eat egg. What would you suggest me to use instead of egg? Can I replace it with milk? if yes how much pls?
Try using egg replacer. And if you dont find egg replacer, then may be you can slightly increase the amouont of baking soda and baking powder by about 1/4 tsp. Let me know how it was.
Hey Coffee !!
This is a really wonderful blog of yours with such detailed explanation and that too with the step by step pictures of the explanation !! TRUELY WELL MAINTAINED,Coffee !! Even if a person doesnot know to cook will do it so easily that he/she wouldn’t even know that he/she has cooked a Muffin !! Really Good Job !! I’ve guests coming home and am surely going to try your Muffin Recipe !! Keep your wonderful work going, Coffee !! Very, very impressive !!
<strong>Thanks Nivedita!!!! appreciate your comments
Glad you liked them. 
Do let me knwo how they were :)</strong>