Banana Streusel Muffins

By srumbel

Earlier this week I went on a search to find a great recipe for Banana Streusel Muffins. I adapted a recipe I found at Taste of Home, and the result were fantastic. The muffins are moist and sweet, the streusel topping crisp and sugary. They made a great after school snack.
from jamiecooksitup.com

Ingredients

• MUFFINS:
• 2 C flour
• 1 C sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 1 C sour cream
• 2 bananas, ripe with brown spots on the peels
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 C butter, melted
• STREUSEL:
• 1/4 C sugar
• 3 Tb flour
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 2 Tb butter

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
2. Into a large mixing bowl place 2 C flour, 1 C sugar, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. Toss it all together with a fork to combine.
3. Into a medium-sized mixing bowl place 2 eggs, 1 C sour cream, 2 ripe bananas and 1 tsp vanilla. Blend them together with a hand-held mixer. (Or use your stand mixer, if you so choose). Make sure all the bananas get mashed up and well incorporated. You don't want any big banana chunks. :)
4. Pour 1/4 C melted butter into the bowl. Mix it just until combined.
5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix it with a wooden spoon, just until incorporated. You want to be careful not to over mix here. You don't want dry muffins.
6. To mix the streusel topping, place 1/4 C sugar, 3 Tb flour and 1/4 tsp cinnamon in a small mixing bowl. Toss it together with a fork to combine.
7. Add 2 Tb cold butter and cut it in to the mixture. It should be a bit clumpy.
8. Scoop the banana batter into muffin tins. Fill them about 2/3 full.
9. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the top of the batter.
10. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
11. Take the pan out of the oven and let it sit on your counter for 5 minutes. Remove the muffins from the pan and let the cool on a wire rack.
Yield: 18 muffins