Not So Supermom Bakes Muffins

I bake muffins and cookies. That’s it.

I do not bake cakes, squares, cupcakes, bars or even brownies. Frankly, baking kinda scares me.

So complicated. So exact!!

On the rare occasion I have made fancier things like sticky rice pudding with mango, or chocolate pudding from scratch, or tiramisu a few times!!

But I really enjoy making muffins, especially banana muffins. My daughter now helps me to gather the ingredients and she knows the beater has her name on it afterwards. It really is a fun activity to do together.

Here is the official recipe:

BEST EVER BANANA MUFFINS

2 cups mashed bananas (about 5 – the ones that are yellow with brown spots that no one will eat anymore)

3/4 granulated sugar

1 egg

1/3 cup melted butter

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups all purpouse flour

* chocolate chips optional

In a large bowl, mash bananas. Stir in sugar and egg. Add melted butter.

Stir in baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour to make a thick batter.

Fill each cup of a 12 cup muffin tin about three quarters full. Bake in a 375F oven for 20 minutes until a skewer insterted in the middle of a muffin cups out clean.

Hope your kids enjoy these muffins!!

Happy Baking.

p.s recipe is reprinted from the Toronto Star, Sept, 3, 2008