Barefoot Contessas Chunky Banana Bran Muffins Recipes

BANANA CRUNCH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line 18 large muffin cups with paper liners. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the melted butter and blend. Combine the eggs, milk, vanilla, and mashed bananas, and add them to the flour-and-butter mixture. Scrape the bowl and blend well. Don't overmix.
• Fold the diced bananas, walnuts, granola, and coconut into the batter. Spoon the batter into the paper liners, filling each 1 to the top. Top each muffin with dried banana chips, granola, or coconut, if desired. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the tops are brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly, remove from the pan, and serve.

BLUEBERRY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Brush the top of a muffin pan with vegetable oil and line it with 12 paper liners.
• Stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, sugar, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, honey, eggs, and vanilla until combined. Add the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. Gently stir in the wheat bran and blueberries until combined.
• Scoop the batter into the muffin cups with a rounded 2 1/4-inch ice cream scoop. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the tops are golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

BAREFOOT CONTESSA'S CHUNKY BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place paper liners into 1 (10 or 12-cup) muffin tin.
• Combine the bran and buttermilk and set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy.
• With the mixer on low, add the eggs, 1 at a time.
• Scrape the bowl and then add the molasses, orange zest, and vanilla. (The mixture will look curdled.)
• Add the bran/buttermilk mixture and combine.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the batter just until combined.
• Don't overmix it!
• Fold in the raisins, bananas and walnuts with a rubber spatula.
• With an ice cream scoop or large spoon, fill the muffin cups to the top and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.

INA'S CHUNKY LOW FAT BANANA BRAN MUFFINS (SMALL BATCH)

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
• Line 6 cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, combine the bran and buttermilk and let sit for 5 minutes. Stir in the butter, brown sugar, egg, molasses, orange zest, vanilla and salt until well blended.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda until well combined.
• Add the flour mixture to the buttermilk mixture and stir just until combined. Don't over mix it or your muffins will be tough! Gently fold in the bananas, raisins and walnuts with a rubber spatula.
• With an ice cream scoop or large spoon, evenly divide the batter amongst the six muffin cups, filling them till full.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and place the muffin tin on a rack to cool. Let the muffins cool in the pans. When cool, gently remove them to a plate.

CHUNKY BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place paper liners into 1 (10 or 12-cup) muffin tin.
• Combine the bran and buttermilk and set aside. Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy. With the mixer on low, add the eggs, 1 at a time. Scrape the bowl and then add the molasses, orange zest, and vanilla. (The mixture will look curdled.) Add the bran/buttermilk mixture and combine.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the batter just until combined. Don't overmix it! Fold in the raisins, bananas and walnuts with a rubber spatula.
• With an ice cream scoop or large spoon, fill the muffin cups to the top and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.