Name: Banana maple muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour; 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar; 1/2 cup (60g) chopped pecans; 1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind; 200 gram light sour cream; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 50 gram unsalted butter, melted; 1/4 cup (60ml) maple syrup; 3/4 cup mashed very ripe banana; pure icing sugar, to dust (optional)

Ingredients

1 cup (150g) self-raising flour

1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar

1/2 cup (60g) chopped pecans

1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind

200 gram light sour cream

1 egg, lightly beaten

50 gram unsalted butter, melted

1/4 cup (60ml) maple syrup

3/4 cup mashed very ripe banana

pure icing sugar, to dust (optional)

Method

1.Preheat oven to 190°C (170°C fan-forced). Lightly grease a 12-hole, 1/3 cup-capacity muffin pan.

2.Sift flour and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl. Add sugar, pecans and orange rind; mix to combine. In a separate, mix together sour cream, egg, butter and maple syrup. Add to dry ingredients. Add mashed banana; mix until just combined. Do not over-mix.

3.Spoon into prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes, until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Stand in pan 2 minutes, before turning out onto a wire rack. Serve warm or cooled dusted with icing sugar, if desired.

To yield 3/4 cup of mashed banana, you will need about 1 1/2 bananas.
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