Jumbo Caramel Banana Muffins

Submitted by adena mangis

"This is a muffin from Taste of Home."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 6 jumbo muffins
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 59.14 ml shortening
• 236.59 ml sugar
• 1 egg
• 354.88 ml mashed ripe bananas (3 large)
• 4.92 ml vanilla extract
• 354.88 ml all-purpose flour
• 4.92 ml baking soda
• 1.23 ml salt

• Caramel Icing

• 29.58 ml butter
• 59.14 ml packed brown sugar
• 14.79 ml milk
• 118.29 ml confectioners' sugar

directions

1. In a small bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add egg; beat well. Add bananas and vanilla; mix well.
2. In a different bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture.
3. Fill paper-lined jumbo muffin cups 3/4ths of the way full. Bake at 350 for 23-28 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and remove to a wire rack to cool.
4. Icing:.
5. For icing in a saucepan, melt butter over medium high heat. Stir in brown sugar and milk; bring to a boil. Cool slightly.
6. Whisk in confectioners sugar. Transfer to a pastery bag or a plastic bag with the tip cut off and drizzle over muffins.