MONDAY MORNING RECIPE POST - JUMBO BLUEBERRY BANANA MUFFINS

For breakfast one morning I decided to make this recipe.  It comes from a food blog called "Tried and True Recipes", hosted by Kari.  My thanks to the food blog's host for sharing this delicious muffin.  I recommend visiting as she adds a lot more information than I have here, I always enjoy the photos and so many other great recipes to try.  

Jumbo Blueberry Banana Muffins - makes 12

3 ripe bananas 

2 large eggs room temperature

⅓ cup milk room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

¾ cup brown sugar

6 tablespoons butter, softened

1 tablespoon baking powder

¾ teaspoon salt

¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 ½ cups fresh blueberries

Topping (optional)

½ cup brown sugar

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon softened butter

Preheat oven to 400°F. Place muffin liners in the cups of a muffin pan or spray the pan with cooking spray and set it aside.

Mash the bananas and place them in a large mixing bowl. Add in the eggs, beating after each one. Mix in the milk and vanilla extract.

In a separate large bowl, blend together the flour, brown sugar, butter, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon using a pastry blender or the back of a fork.

Slowly add in the dry ingredients to the banana mixture. Mix just until everything is combined. Don't over mix.

Using a spatula, gently fold in the blueberries.

Fill the lined jumbo muffin cups ¾ of the way full.

If making the topping mixture, put those ingredients in a small bowl, mix together until combined and sprinkle evenly over each muffin. 

Bake for 25 minutes. (If you have used regular muffin tins, bake for 15-18 minutes.) 

Let cool slightly before serving.

We enjoyed our muffin very much and served it with strawberries, as you can see in the photo.

I added a little more milk as my batter seemed too thick.

I also added 1/2 cup of chopped pecans to the batter.  Walnuts would be good also.

I didn't make the extra topping this time. It was excellent without.

I tested mine to see if they were done by pushing a wooden tooth pick in the top center.  I have also used the point of a sharp knife.  Mine came out with a little uncooked batter attached, so I put the muffin tray back in for another two to three minutes and that did the trick.  Oven temperatures vary so you might not have this problem.  Our oven runs on the cooler side.

When no longer hot, I wrapped the extra muffins in foil and put them in the freezer for another time.

You can copy and paste the following address if you prefer it to the link above.

https://jeanniestriedandtruerecipes.com/blueberry-banana-jumbo-muffins/

I feel like I have rushed this a bit tonight, so if you have any questions, please let me know in the comment section.  

Thanks for looking, have a great week and...