Maple Pecan Banana Muffins Food

MAPLE PECAN BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a cupcake tin with liners.
• Mash bananas in a bowl, set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk. Set aside.
• In a large bowl cream butter and 1/4 cup maple sugar with an electric mixer.
• Add egg whites, mashed bananas, maple syrup, apple sauce and vanilla; beat at medium speed until mixed well, scraping down sides of the bowl.
• Add flour mixture, then blend at a low speed until just combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tin. Spread the pecans evenly over the muffins.
• Bake the muffins on the center rack for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

MAPLE PECAN BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 (F). Line a twelve-muffin tin with paper liners; lightly spray liners with non-stick baking spray and set aside.
• In a medium-sized bowl mix together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In a separate medium-sized bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, almond milk, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and maple syrup. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until just combined, being sure not to over mix. Fold in pecans.
• Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin liners. Sprinkle each top with a tablespoon of chopped pecans and a tablespoon of turbinado sugar, if using. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, or with just a few moist crumbs attached. Drizzle with glaze right before serving, if using. Serve warm.

BANANA PECAN MAPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease standard 12-muffin tin with butter.
• Dry ingredients: mix the cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flour.
• In a separate bowl, cream the butter, sugar, and eggs until light and fluffy.
• In the same bowl, at low speed, beat in the vanilla extract and milk. Then, using a rubber spatula, fold in the mashed bananas without overmixing. Add the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined.
• In a separate small bowl, coat the chopped pecans with the maple syrup. Gently fold in the chopped pecans and maple syrup mixture into the batter, until just combined.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared pans. Bake for about 25 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the muffins comes out clean.
• Remove the muffins and set them on a cooling rack. Let them cool for a few minutes and serve. Enjoy!

BANANA PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Grease 18 standard muffin pan cups (or use paper liners).
• Beat butter and sugar together at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in bananans until smooth.
• Mix together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
• Alternately stir flour mixture and buttermilk into egg mixture until dry ingredients are just moistened.
• Stir in pecans and vanilla.
• Do not overmix batter; it should not be completely smooth.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling two-thirds full.
• Bake until lightly golden, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly.
• Serve warm.

MAPLE PECAN BUTTERMILK MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4. Grease 20 deep muffin tins or use paper cases.
• Spread pecans on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 5 minutes. When cool, chop coarsely and set aside.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine caster sugar, light brown sugar, maple syrup and butter. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating to incorporate thoroughly after each addition.
• Pour half the buttermilk and half the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, then stir until blended. Repeat with the remaining buttermilk and dry ingredients.
• Fold in the chopped pecans. Fill the prepared cups two-thirds full. Top each muffin with 3 pecan halves. For even baking, half-fill any empty cups with water.
• Bake 350°F / 180°C for 20-30 minutes (mine needed nearly 30mins). Let stand 5 minutes before unmolding.
• VARIATION:.
• For Pecan Spice Muffins, substitute an equal quantity of golden syrup for the maple syrup. Increase the cinnamon to 1/2 tsp, and add 1 tsp ground ginger and 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg, sifted with the dry ingredients.

MAPLE PECAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix dry ingredients (except pecans) in large mixing bowl.
• Beat together egg, maple syrup, milk, butter and vanilla.
• Stir into dry mixture just until moistened. Stir in pecans.
• Spoon batter into greased muffin pans.
• Sprinkle cinnamon sugar lightly on top of muffins before baking.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Makes 12 muffins.

BANANA MAPLE PECAN BREAD MUFFINS (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Combine bananas with 1/3 cup maple syrup and 1/2 cup pecans. Mix well and set aside.
• Combine flour, xanthan gum, sugar, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and dry buttermilk. Alternatively if you do not have premixed pumpkin pie mix, use equal parts cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Combine eggs, oil, and water. Pour into the center of the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon just until dry ingredients are incorporated.
• Use a spatula or knife to make three or four "troughs" in the dough/batter. Spoon banana mixture into troughs. Gently fold bananas into dough with knife.
• Spoon dough into muffin cups. Top with pecan-maple mixture. If using cream cheese frosting, coat tops of muffins after they are baked, not before.
• Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Makes about 18 good sized muffins.