Another version of a banana nut muffin by erin.kkr @ flickr
From Denny: In my search to see what's baking at the bed and breakfast inns across America and Canada I found this sweet comfort food for breakfast. This recipe comes from a rustic peaceful Texas inn.
While I live next door in Louisiana where we grow the most awesome pecans, they grow them in Texas too. Both states love the praline for everything from muffins to cakes to bread pudding and sweet potato casserole toppings.
Searching for non-copyrighted photos, this photographer posted this little darling banana bread recipe with the sweet goodness of added white chocolate chips. You can try other variations besides chocolate chips if you like. Tips for baking well and suggestions of ingredients follows the recipe.
Banana Praline Muffins
From: Las Brisas Farm
Fayetteville, Texas
From Las Brisas Farm: Tired of work and stresses of the city? Want to get away and just relax? If so, Las Brisas Farm offers a much needed respite. Las Brisas Farm is located in the heart of Czech-German country and is one mile south from historic Fayetteville where shops and dining reflect yesterday's past. The cottages are set on forty rolling acres where one can appreciate spectacular sunrises and sunsets, and star gaze clear, vast skies. One guest described the setting as eye candy for the soul!
Banana Praline Muffins
Yield: 12 muffins
Ingredients:
3 bananas, ripe - mashed
1 egg
1/2 C. sugar
1/4 C. oil
1 1/4 C. flour
2 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt
Praline:
3 T. brown sugar
1 T. sour cream
1/2 C. chopped pecans
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix brown sugar and sour cream, add pecans.
Mash bananas; add egg, sugar and oil. Beat well. Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix until just moistened.
Grease muffin tins, and put equal amount of batter in each. Top each with equal amount of praline mix in center of muffin.
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
White Chocolate Banana Bread by Divine Domesticity @ flickr
White Chocolate Banana Bread
Makes: one loaf
Ingredients:
3 very ripe bananas
2 tbsp soft butter
1 cup sugar
1 + 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup white chocolate chips and /or coarsely chopped nuts – pecans or walnuts work well (optional)
Directions:
1.Preheat oven to 375°/190°C
2.Mash bananas in a bowl and add rest of the ingredients. Stir just until blended. It seems as if there is not enough liquid but don’t be fooled. The very ripe bananas add all the moisture needed. Mixing the ingredients together with a fork for 2-3 minutes is all you need to create the batter.
3.Pour into greased 9"x5" loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out dry (unless of course you hit a chocolate chip).
4.Cool for 10 minutes on a cake rack before removing from pan.
5.To bake muffins, prepare the batter as above and bake for 20-25 minutes at 400°F/200°C, in center of oven
Tips & Variations
* This is a great breakfast or mid day snack.
* Instead of chocolate chips (or with them, if you prefer) try:
chopped walnuts or pecans
dried cranberries or cherries
* Just make sure these ingredients add up to one cup. More than that will lose the bread/cake texture.
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