Banana Muffins With Chocolate And Ginger Recipes

BANANA BREAD WITH CHOCOLATE AND CRYSTALLIZED GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease or spray a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan (see Note).
• In a small bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix in the chocolate and the ginger.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla. Blend in the mashed bananas and sour cream.
• Switch to a wooden spoon and add the flour mixture in batches to the batter, mixing just until each addition is incorporated. At the end the batter should be barely blended (it will be thick). Pour the mixture into the loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick or wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 45 minutes (see Note). Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then turn the loaf out of the pan and finishing cooling the bread upright on the wire rack.

CHOCOLATE BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
• Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Whisk sugar, oil, egg, milk, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Stir into flour mixture until just moistened. Fold in bananas and chocolate chips.
• Divide batter among the muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

GINGER BANANA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine oil, brown sugar, bananas, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, pecans, candied ginger, nutmeg, powdered ginger, and cinnamon.
• Add flour mixture to banana mixture;mix well.
• Divide batter among greased or paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.

BANANA GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Spray the indentations of a muffin pan and the rims around them with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon) until uniform; set aside.
• In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar using a wooden spoon until smooth (about 2 minuets).
• Add in the eggs, one at a time, mixing each well.
• Mash the peeled bananas into the butter mixture using a potato masher.
• Stir in the milk, ginger, vanilla, and vinegar until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
• Add in the flour mixture; stir until just moistened.
• Fill muffin tins 3/4 full.
• Bake in a 400° oven for 18 minutes or until pale brown with rounded nubbly tops; a pick should come out with a few moist crumbs.
• Place pan on a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes.
• Gently rock each muffin back and forth to release it.
• Cool muffins on rack for 5 minutes.
• **Banana Muffins: omit the ginger.
• **Banana Coconut Muffins: omit the ginger, add 3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut with the milk.
• **Banana Nut Muffins: omit the ginger, add 3/4 cup chopped, toasted pecans, walnuts, or hazelnuts with the milk.

BANANA MUFFINS WITH CHOCOLATE AND GINGER

Steps:

• Sift flour with baking soda, powder and salt. Set aside.
• Mash bananas in a large mixing bowl. Add oil, yogurt, egg, and vanilla. Mix. Add brown sugar and blend well.
• Stir in dry ingredients until well mixed but don't over-beat. Add chocolate and crystallized ginger. Spoon into oiled muffin tins.
• Bake at 350' for 15-20 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched in the centre.