High Altitude Banana Crumb Muffins Recipes

BANANA CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• PREHEAT OVEN TO 375.
• MUFFIN MIX:.
• 1. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients for the MUFFIN MIX.
• 2. In another bowl, combine the bananas, sugar, egg, vanilla and butter and mix well.
• 3. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry until combined.
• 4. Fill (either greased muffin cups or paper lined muffin cups) 3/4 full with mixture.
• CRUMB TOPPING:.
• 1. Combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon.
• 2. Cube the VERY COLD STICK BUTTER and toss into the dry ingredients.
• 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 ;).
• 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.

HIGH-ALTITUDE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine butter, eggs, sugar, and mashed bananas in bowl. Bananas should be finely mashed, there can be small (1 cm or less) chunks of banana in the batter.
• Combine flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon in another bowl.
• Mix wet and dry ingredients together until well blended.
• If you would like to add optional ingredients (chopped nuts, dried fruit, and/or chocolate chips), stir in about 1/2 cup here.
• Pour dough into 1 greased 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350F for 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let bread cool in pan for 5-10 minutes before removing.
• Enjoy hot or cold!

BANANA CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease or line 12 muffin tins with paper liners.
• Prepare the crumb topping: In a small bowl, whisk together flour, sugar and salt. Cut shortening into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Larger crumbs are a bit more desirable. Stir in the mashed banana and set bowl aside.
• Prepare the batter: In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, vegetable oil, buttermilk, egg, bananas and vanilla. Pour flour mixture into banana mixture and stir until batter is just combined. Spoon into muffin tins, filling each 2/3 full. Top each muffin with crumb mixture, dividing it evenly.
• Bake for 18-21 minutes, until a tester comes out clean and the muffins spring back when gently touched.