Blueberry, Walnut & Banana Muffins
Light, fluffy, blueberry-studded muffins with a hint of banana bread about them. The walnuts are thrown with butter and sugar to make a crunchy topping.
Ingredients
- 100g unsalted butter
- 50g walnuts
- 180g caster sugar
- 3 ripe bananas (you’ll need 200g of mashed banana)
- 1 egg
- 250g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- pinch of salt
- 120ml milk
- 125g punnet blueberries
Method
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Step 1
Preheat your oven to 180⁰C/Gas 4.
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Step 2
Line 12-hole muffin/cupcake tray with paper cases.
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Step 3
Put the butter in a small pan and melt it over a gentle heat.
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Step 4
Meanwhile, coarsely chop the walnuts and mix them in a small bowl with 2 tbsp of the sugar. Add 2 tbsp of the melted butter and give it all a good mix together. This will be the walnut topping. Keep to one side.
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Step 5
Tip the remaining sugar and melted butter into a mixing bowl and whisk them together for 1 min. Add the mashed bananas and whisk until the bananas are smooth. Next whisk in the egg, followed by the milk.
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Step 6
Sift the flour and bicarb into a separate mixing bowl and add a pinch of salt. Stir them together so that they are evenly mixed.
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Step 7
Add the flour to the wet mix and fold it together a couple of times until half-mixed. Avoid using an electric mixer for this part; use a spatula or wooden spoon instead. Now add the blueberries and fold it together a few more times, until it has just come together into a batter. Take care to not overmix it; stop as soon as you stop seeing any dry parts in the mix.
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Step 8
Now divide the mix evenly into the muffin tray and sprinkle some walnut topping on each one.
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Step 9
Transfer gently to the oven and bake for 25-30 mins, until golden and risen. A knife tip or skewer should come out clean when they are ready. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 mins before cooling on a rack. Muffins are best eaten the day they are made, preferably still slightly warm. They will keep for a couple of days if you make sure to store them in an airtight container as soon as they have cooled.