Banana muffins

Ingredients

Makes 6 muffins

  • 125g self-raising wholemeal flour (use plain white flour as alternative)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 75g sultanas
  • 50g butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • Seeds or nuts to decorate (if desired)
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Step by step

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/ 160C fan/ gas mark 4.
  2. Line muffin tray with 6 paper muffin cases.
  3. Melt butter in a small pan and leave to cool slightly.
  4. Weigh the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sultanas into a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon.
  5. Mash bananas in a separate bowl with a fork.
  6. Gently whisk egg in a small bowl.
  7. Add vanilla essence, melted butter, egg and milk to the mashed bananas and mix with a fork.
  8. Pour the ‘wet’ banana mixture into the ‘dry’ flour mixture and combine thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
  9. Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases.
  10. Bake for around 20 minutes.