Mini Banana Breads

1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium)
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts, if desired

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 10 (4 1/2x2 1/2x1 1/2-inch) mini loaf pans with shortening or cooking spray.

2. In large bowl, mix sugar and butter with spoon. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla; beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Divide batter evenly among pans, filling each with about 1/2 cup batter.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.


Nutrition Info:
Serving Size: 1 slice
Fat-1.5g
Calories-45
Carbs-7g
Carb Choices-1/2
Chol.-10mg

Care of Betty Crocker

Banana Muffins

Muffins
· 1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
· 1/3 cup sugar
· 2 teaspoons baking powder
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1 beaten egg
· 1/2 cup milk
· 1/4 cup cooking oil
· 1 large or 2 small ripe bananas, mashed

Streusel Topping
· 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
· 3 tablespoons brown sugar
· 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
· 2 tablespoons butter, softened

Muffins:
1. Preheat oven 400 degrees. Grease muffin cups (do not use paper bake cups); set aside.

2. In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.

3. In another bowl combine egg, milk, and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Add mashed bananas. Stir just until moistened.

4. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each two-thirds full. Sprinkle streusel topping* over muffin batter in cups. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 18 minutes or until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups; serve warm.

*Streusel Topping:1. Combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowel.
2. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Makes 12 muffins

Nutrition Info: 1 muffin
Fat: 7g
Calories: 155
Carbs: 19g
Carb choices: 1.5

Recipe By: Better Homes