Banana Crumb Muffins

Walking into the kitchen to find my banana adorning a new outfit of brown speckles sparks a bittersweet feeling. On the one hand, my ruined cereal topping plans make my rumbling stomach all the more apparent. Then, my baking side kicks into gear now having an excuse to whip out the mixing bowls.

Trying to vary my baking cycle, I often search for new recipes online. Other times, sticking to my “oldie but goodie” recipes sounds too good to pass up. The other day I found myself in this exact scenario and decided to stick with the classics.

These Banana Crumb Muffins put over-ripened bananas to deliciously good use. The bananas add moistness while the topping makes them irresistibly impossible to pass up. I’ve been known to cut off and eat just the top, making others in my family quite angry when they go to grab a muffin for themselves.

Quick, simple and made from common ingredients that line cabinet shelves, these muffins turn old bananas into tasty, new creations.

Banana Crumb Muffins

Recipe from AllRecipes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 bananas, mashed
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.
2. In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
3. In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

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