Name: Banana maple muffins
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: Coconut topping; 20 gram butter; 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup; 2/3 cup (30g) flaked coconut; 2 cup (300g) self-raising flour; 1/3 cup (50g) plain flour; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup (60ml) pure maple syrup; 2/3 cup mashed over-ripe banana; 2 eggs, beaten lightly; 1 cup (250ml) buttermilk; 1/3 cup (80ml) vegetable oil; 20 gram butter

Banana maple muffins

With a crunchy coconut topping, these fluffy banana muffins go perfectly with that morning or afternoon cuppa.

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Makes 12 Item

Cook

20M

Ingredients

Coconut topping

20 gram butter

1 tablespoon pure maple syrup

2/3 cup (30g) flaked coconut

2 cup (300g) self-raising flour

1/3 cup (50g) plain flour

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar

1/4 cup (60ml) pure maple syrup

2/3 cup mashed over-ripe banana

2 eggs, beaten lightly

1 cup (250ml) buttermilk

1/3 cup (80ml) vegetable oil

20 gram butter

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Grease 12-hole (⅓-cup/ 80ml) muffin pan. To make coconut topping, melt butter in small frying pan; cook maple syrup and coconut, stirring, until coconut browns lightly.

2.Sift dry ingredients into large bowl; stir in remaining ingredients.

3.Spoon mixture into holes; sprinkle with coconut topping. Bake, uncovered, about 20 minutes. Turn onto wire rack to cool.

It’s important to use over-ripe bananas; the natural sugars in the fruit are a vital part of this recipe. You’ll need 2 small bananas.
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