Banana Pecan Muffins

This is a great, versatile recipe largely based on Sally McKenny's lovely recipe. I've tweaked the spicing to better fit my personal preferences, and also made it easier to make vegan when needful. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Banana Pecan Muffins

(12 servings*)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of ginger

1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon of salt

113.5g / 4oz of palm sugar**

1 1/2 cups of mashed banana***

6 tablespoons of melted butter or vegetable oil****

2 tablespoons of milk or oat milk

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1 teaspoon of orange blossom water (optional)

3/4 cup of chopped pecans

*This assumes you view one muffin as a serving. Depending on the day and hunger levels, this recipe is only two or three servings for my family...

**This worked out to two pucks with the brand I can find in my area. Check the labels if you're not sure, or substitute an equal amount of brown sugar.

***This was four medium bananas for me.

****Don't add salt to the dry ingredients if you're using salted butter.

Directions

1) After setting your oven to 220 degrees (425 degrees Fahrenheit), combine the dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl.

2) Put your palm sugar (crumbled - give it half a minute in the microwave if it's too tough) and wet ingredients in a large bowl and beat them together.

3) Fold the chopped pecans into the batter. If you need help with folding, please see this instructional video.

4) Place liners in a 12-cup muffin tray and then fill the liners almost to the top with the batter. You should end up with 11 or 12 muffins.

5) Bake the muffins for 5 minutes, then turn the temperature down to 175 degrees (350 degrees Fahrenheit) and continue baking for another 15 minutes or so. (The muffins are done when a small knife or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.)

6) Serve as is or with your favorite dairy or vegan butter (depending on how you made these of course), and enjoy!