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Showing posts with label Walnuts. Show all posts
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Friday, February 13, 2009

Wholemeal Banana (Wal)Nut Muffins

I Love using Bananas for Baking as evident from my Low Sugar Banana Muffins and Banana Walnut Bread. I like ti even more with walnuts. For me nothing tastes better than a combination of Banana and Walnuts. That being said, I was amazed to see that I dint have Banana Walnut Muffin posted when I have been making one quite a lot. I find having such treats around help me to avoid reaching for junk foods at the danger time - you know, the time between lunch and dinner. I read somewhere that if this period is not handled right, then thats where one goes bersek with their dieting strategies!

Wholemeal Banana Walnut Muffins

Anyways I have made these Banana Muffins with wheat flour instead of all purpose flour and it has healthy ingredients for a guilt free gluttony :) It is immensely moist with a crunch of generous walnut pieces. I have used minimal fat.


    Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour

  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour

  • 2 large bananas

  • 1/8th cup of wheat germ

  • 1/3 cup of brown sugar

  • 1 egg (you can skip this to make it eggless.)

  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 1/4 cup milk

  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped

  • 1-1/2 tbsp butter


Method

Add the flour,salt,baking powder, wheat germ together.

Wholemeal Banana Walnut Muffins

Add the wet ingredients together . Mash the bananas with a fork. I do this to get little chunks of banana in my muffin. If you dont prefer that, mash it in a food processor until smooth.

Wholemeal Banana Walnut Muffins

Mix both of them until well incorporated. Blend in some nuts.

Wholemeal Banana Walnut Muffins

Drop spoonfuls of the batter into lined muffin pans.

Wholemeal Banana Walnut Muffins

Top it off with some nuts and bake in a preheated oven 350F for approximately 30-40 min or until done.

Wholemeal Banana Walnut Muffins

Serve warm. Some tea with this muffin would make you feel all the more good about yourself :), the way it does to me.

Wholemeal Banana Walnut Muffins


This is my entry to Roma's JFI event:Wheat