Banana Crumb Muffins

Submitted by jellygirl

"Not too sweet and just the right amount of crumb on top"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 18 muffins
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 ripe bananas, smashed
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup melted butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 cup very cold stick butter
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1⁄8 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

directions

1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 375.

2. MUFFIN MIX:

3. 1. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients for the MUFFIN MIX.
4. 2. In another bowl, combine the bananas, sugar, egg, vanilla and butter and mix well.
5. 3. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry until combined.
6. 4. Fill (either greased muffin cups or paper lined muffin cups) 3/4 full with mixture.

7. CRUMB TOPPING:

8. 1. Combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon.
9. 2. Cube the VERY COLD STICK BUTTER and toss into the dry ingredients.
10. 3. Best way to do this is with a pastry blender. They are inexpensive tools that you can find at any store that sells cooking supplies (Walmart, Target, Kmart -- etc.) "CUT" the butter into the dry ingredients until you get a crumb mixture. It's ok to have larger chunks because they will become the best crumbs after they cook. "CUTTING" just means to mash together the butter and dry ingredients. You can do this with the tines of a fork too, but it's harder work ;).
11. 4. Sprinkle crumb topping over the muffins and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick or knife poked in the center of the muffin comes out dry.