These are a regular feature in our house. I was given a recipe for muffins a while ago by a good friend & since then after many attempts & much criticism from the husband that they werent "cakey" enough, its been tweaked til I/he was happy with them.
Now these are far from a healthy treat but you can substiute the butter with olive oil & the sugar with honey if you'd prefer. But comon. These are way tastier.
Makes 12
Ingredients
2 cups Self raising Flour
3/4 caster sugar
3 eggs (you can get away with 2 just fine. the 3rd egg makes it 'cakier')
1 tsp vanilla essence
125gm melted butter
1 overripe banana, mashed
1 cup milk
1/2 to 1 cup choc chips - add as much as you desire
Baking Paper or muffin cases
Tune fan forced oven to 180 degrees. If you are using baking paper, cut squares around 10cm x 10cm (ish) and press into muffin tray. I honestly find baking paper way better if you can be bothered to cut them up. No sticking at all. Otherwise use muffin cases.
Combine sifted flour & sugar into a large bowl.
In another bowl, combine wet ingredients - whisked eggs, vanilla essence, melted butter, mashed banana, milk. Combine these well.
Make a well in the dry ingredients bowl & add the wet ingredients. Using a wooden spoon or something similar, make large turning movements to fold in all the ingredients. Do not overmix - this will produce tough muffins. It may take a few turns to get all the flour combined in but dont worry about small pockets of flour, these will cook out.
Finally add the choc chips & give a light stir.
Add about 2 tbs to fill each case in muffin tray. I fill to the brim because this way they overflow & look like those lovely muffins you see in the cafes.
Bake for around 20 mins or until lightly golden brown & a skewer comes out clean. Its worth watching the oven closely - you dont want to overcook.
These will last around 3 days in the pantry or up to a week in the fridge.
Enjoy!
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