Name: Easy banana muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 250g/9oz self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 110g/4oz caster sugar; 75g/2½ oz butter melted; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 2 large ripe bananas mashed; 125ml/4fl oz buttermilk (or add 1 tsp of lemon juice to milk and leave for 20 mins); 50g/2oz pecans chopped, plus extra to decorate (optional)

Easy banana muffins

Bake these moreish banana muffins for a make-ahead breakfast or a snack on the go. They are quick, easy and ready in under an hour

40 min total 15 min prep 25 min cook Makes 12 223 cal

Instructions

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1 Heat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/gas 5. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases. Sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and caster sugar with a big pinch of salt. In a separate bowl mix the melted butter, vanilla extract, eggs, mashed bananas and buttermilk.
2 Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients in. Roughly mix together with a fork, being careful not to over-mix. Scatter in the chopped pecans, if using, then spoon the mixture into the muffin cases. Top with pecan halves, then bake for 20-25 mins, until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.