Monday, November 16, 2009

Old bananas

I have a couple of bananas that are a little too smooshy for eating out of hand. Smooshy....that's a word, isnt' it? The following recipe is from Taste of Home. It is perfect for using up smooshy bananas.

Good Ol' Banana muffins

½ cp butter or margarine, softened
1 cp sugar
2 eggs
3 medium over-ripe bananas, mashed
2 cps self-rising flour*
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup chopped pecans


In bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Stir in pecans.

Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350ยบ for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.


*As a substitute for each cup of self-rising flour, place 1½ tsp baking powder and ½ tsp salt in a measuring cup. Add all-purpose flour to measure 1 cup.