Banana Macadamia Nut Muffins Food

BANANA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and lightly butter 2 muffin tins.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. Mash 2 of the bananas with a fork in a small bowl so they still have a bit of texture. With an electric mixer fitted with a wire whisk, whip the remaining bananas and sugar together like you mean it, for a good 3 minutes. Add the melted butter, eggs, and vanilla and beat well, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice. Mix in the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Fold in the nuts and the mashed bananas with a rubber spatula. Spoon the batter into the muffin tins to fill them about halfway. Give them a rap on the counter to get any air bubbles out.
• Bake until a toothpick stuck in the muffins comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes before turning the muffins out. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BANANA MACADAMIA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 375°. In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients until just moistened. Fold in the bananas, coconut and pineapple. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in airtight containers. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high until heated through, 20-30 seconds.

MACADAMIA NUT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray loaf pan with baking spray.
• Add bananas, sugar, eggs, vanilla and oil to stand mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl.
• Add it to the stand mixer on low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds.
• Mix in 3/4 cup macadamia nuts with a spatula, then pour into loaf pan.
• Top with remaining 1/4 cup macadamia nuts.
• Bake for 60-65 minutes.

MACADAMIA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Line 10 muffin cups with paper muffin liners.
• Using electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar in large bowl to blend. Add 3 eggs and mix well. Beat in almond and vanilla extracts. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Add to butter mixture and beat until combined. Add whipping cream and beat just until smooth. Fold in chopped macadamia nuts. Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle each muffin with whole macadamia nuts.
• Bake until tester inserted into center of muffins comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BANANA MACADAMIA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and grease or place cupcake liner papers in 12 muffin cups.
• Sift first 4 ingredients into a large bowl.
• Combine bananas, both sugars, butter, milk, egg and vanilla in a medium bowl.
• Mix into dry ingredients, then fold in half of nuts.
• Divide batter among prepared muffin cups and and sprinkle tops with remaining macadamia nuts.
• Bake until muffins are golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer muffins to wire rack and let cool.

COCONUT AND MACADAMIA NUT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the sugars until the mixture is light and fluffy and beat in the vanilla, the eggs, 1 at at time, the zest, the banana, and the sour cream. Add the flour mixture, beat the batter until it is just combined, and stir in the macadamia nuts and the coconut. Divide the batter among 5 well-buttered and floured 5 3/4- by 3 1/4-inch loaf pans and bake the breads in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool, right sides up, on a rack.

MACADAMIA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Spray bottoms of 12 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, nuts, coconut, sugar, baking powder, lemon peel, cardamom and salt. Make well in center; whisk in milk, oil and egg until just moistened. Spoon into muffin cups. (I like to sprinkle a little cinnamon & sugar on top before baking.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until nicely browned. Cool in pan on wire.
• rack 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.

BANANA-MACADAMIA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease twelve muffin cups or line with muffin papers. Sift first 4 ingredients into large bowl. Combine bananas, both sugars, butter, milk and egg in medium bowl. Mix into dry ingredients. Fold in half of nuts. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle tops of muffins with remaining macadamia nuts. Bake until muffins are golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer muffins to rack and cool.

LOW CARB MACADAMIA NUT & MOCK BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spray (6 muffin) muffin tin with vegetable oil spray.
• Mix wheat bran and 1 T soy flour, then coat the muffin tin with the mixture (do this step over a trash can!).
• Mix soy flour, Splenda, baking powder, eggs, cream, and banana extract in a large bowl with a wire whisk.
• Whisk in club soda.
• Fold in nuts.
• Fill muffin tins evenly, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, using the toothpick test for doneness.
• The tops will be golden brown, but it is a bit hard to tell by color change since soy flour is dark.