Banana Muffins with vanilla glaze and Sprinkles
I used this recipe:
The BEST Banana Bread
Butter a non-stick bread pan, then flour well. (The flour is really important for the bread to “climb” against while baking. I had not done that before, and it makes a huge difference!)
Combine and mix well the following dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside:
2 cups AP flour
¾ cup sugar
½ cup toasted coarsely chopped walnuts
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
In another medium bowl, coarsely smash 4 ripe bananas (I used a potato masher , but you can use a large spoon or spatula, and don’t puree – the banana needs to be chunky)
To the bananas, add and combine: (but try not to reduce the banana chunks)
2 large eggs, beaten
6 Tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup buttermilk or plain yogurt
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently FOLD until the flour is thoroughly moistened. Pour into the prepared bread pan and spread the mixture evenly across the top.
Bake in a preheated 350-degree (F) oven for 45-50 minutes.
The muffins came out moist, and full of banana flavor. I didn't have any plain yogurt, or butter milk. I substituted an equal amount of sour cream.
he sprinkles were my grandson's idea. I made a glaze of milk, powdered sugar, and unflavored gelatin. I dipped the muffin tops into the hot glaze, and my grandson put on the sprinkles. Of course I had to let him eat one. After all, He measured all of the ingredients, and mixed them together. He even spread the butter in the muffin pan, and portioned the batter for each muffin, all under my supervision. For a 7 year old, he did very well. Ya gotta love teaching new skills to grandkids.
Seereeya; Chief Longwind of the North