{"id":259,"date":"2011-10-04T22:15:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=259"},"modified":"2011-10-04T22:15:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T22:15:00","slug":"banana-bread-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memoirmunchies.com\/?p=259","title":{"rendered":"Banana bread muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of my favorite things to do is take a healthy, flavorful bread recipe and turn it into a muffin…especially a mini muffin!<\/p>\n

With the semester back in full swing, I’ve started baking a “batch” of mini muffins (about 24) and storing the cooled muffins in sandwich bags with 3 in each. Then I freeze them and can grab them on the go. I’ll keep them frozen in my lunchbag but, for breakfast and immediate eating, I microwave them for 30 seconds…perfection! It’s way better tasting than frozen waffles, as well as much better for you.<\/p>\n

Like most people who like to spend time in the kitchen, I’ve made more than a few different banana bread<\/span><\/b> recipes but this is probably a combo of several because-today-I walked into the kitchen and threw a few things together. (Sorry, not sure who to give credit to…mom? Michael Jackson? My agent? \ud83d\ude42 ) Hope this is tasty and fun to make.<\/p>\n

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Banana Bread Muffins<\/i><\/span>
Makes 24 mini muffins or 10-12 regular sized muffies<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

DRY:<\/span><\/i><\/span>
1 cup whole wheat flour<\/span><\/i><\/span>
1 cup all-purpose flour<\/span><\/i><\/span>
1\/2 t. baking soda<\/span><\/i><\/span>
Dash of salt<\/span><\/i><\/span>
1\/2 t. cinnamon<\/span><\/i><\/span>
Dash of nutmeg (optional)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

WET:<\/span><\/i><\/span>
2 TB agave nectar<\/span><\/i><\/span>
1\/2 cup unsweetened applesauce<\/span><\/i><\/span>
3 ripe, soft bananas–peeled and “smooshed” with the back of a spoon<\/span><\/i><\/span>
1\/4 cup orange juice<\/span><\/i><\/span>
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TOPPING:<\/span><\/i><\/span>
1\/4 cup brown sugar<\/span><\/i><\/span>
2 TB margarine\/butter, melted<\/span><\/i><\/span>
1\/4 cup chopped pecans\/walnuts (whichever you like)<\/span><\/i><\/span>
1\/4 cup of raspberries, slightly frozen (put in freezer for 30 min)<\/span>\u00a0<\/i><\/span>
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WHIP IT UP:<\/span><\/i><\/span>
1. In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients.<\/span><\/i><\/span>
2. In a large bowl, combine all wet ingredients<\/span><\/i><\/span>. Put topping ingredients in a small bowl, stir together, and microwave for 30 seconds. Set aside.
3. Pour dry into wet ingredients and gently fold with a wooden spoon, until all is moistened and gooey. (Don’t over stir.)
4. Spray muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray (or whatever your routine is) and gently pour 1 to 1 1\/2 TB of batter in each tin. Top with either 1) half a raspberry or 2) 1 t. drizzle of topping mix.<\/p>\n

Bake at 350 for 8 minutes, or until they’ve risen and browned a bit.<\/p>\n

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Voila! Baby bits of happiness. Leave them in the pan for 2 minutes before putting them on a plate\/cooling rack to get to room temp. Try not to eat all of them while they’re cooling. HAPPY TUESDAY!<\/p><\/div>\n

~Laurel~<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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