BANANA STREUSEL MUFFUNS

I really liked these muffins and will definitely make them again.  

Banana Streusel Muffins

INGREDIENTS:

Muffins:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 ripe bananas

Streusel:

• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2/3 cup flour
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of salt (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Muffins:

1. Preheat oven to 350⁰ F and lightly grease your muffin tin/baking cups with cooking spray.Muffins:
2. Whip up bananas using the paddle attachment on your mixer for 3 – 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. It should end up being about 2 1/2 cups of banana fluff. Transfer to another bowl and set aside.
3. Cream together the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of the mixer (there is no need to wash off the paddle or bowl from the bananas). Add eggs one at a time and then incorporate the whipped bananas until well blended. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredientsto the wet. Spoon batter into prepared cups.

Streusel:

1. Melt butter in the bottom of a medium microwave-safe bowl. Add the dry ingredients on top. IMPORTANT: Incorporate the dry ingredients with your FINGERS until the mixture is moist and crumbly. If you try to use a spoon it will congeal into one huge ball of goo.
2. Drop the crumb topping onto the muffins and bake.

6 jumbo muffins: 20 – 25 minutes
12 standard muffins: 15 – 18 minutes was what I found they needed

STREUSEL ALTERNATIVE- this is a more traditional struesel than in this recipe. Although I liked this streusel in this recipe,  I think I may try  a more traditional topping next time.

• Streusel Topping:
• ½ cup flour
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup cold butter
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• Cut cold butter into the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon till crumbly
• ORIGINAL POST: .http://www.inkatrinaskitchen.com/2011/02/coffee-shop-banana-streusel-muffins.html