Banana Streusel Muffins

By: Lelen Lim


Lelen Lim, a corporate lawyer featured in YUMMY's recipe feature "Love to Bake" (November 2009 issue), shares a recipe to delicious muffins that you can grab, go and indulge in anytime of day.

Yield 22 pieces Prep Time 20 minutes Baking Time 18 to 23 minutes

Ingredients:1/2 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt


For the streusel:
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons margarine
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

1 Preheat oven to 375F.
2 Line muffin pans with paper cups.
3 In a bowl, combine margarine and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add bananas, milk, vanilla and eggs. Blend well.
4 Add flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Stir until moistened. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full.
5 In another bowl, combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix. With fork, cut in margarine until mixture is crumbly. Stir in nuts. Sprinkle over batter.
6 Bake for 18 to 23 minutes. Allow to cool for 3 minutes. Serve warm.