Muffins: Banana-Bran Muffins

By pavaldez

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas, (2 medium)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk, (see Ingredient notes)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup unprocessed wheat bran, (see Ingredient notes) 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips, (optional)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, (optional)
• 1 cup whole-wheat flour

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.

Whisk eggs and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in bananas, buttermilk, wheat bran, oil and vanilla.

Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add the wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, if using. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups (they’ll be quite full). Sprinkle with walnuts, if using.

Bake the muffins until the tops are golden brown and spring back when touched lightly, 15 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Loosen edges and turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.