Banana Nut Muffins
from "1001 Muffins" by Gregg Gillespie
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1001 Muffins,

Biscuits, Doughnuts, Pancakes, Waffles, Popovers, Fritters, Scones and Other Quick Breads
by Gregg R. Gillespie, Claire Young

Banana -Nut Muffins
Recipe excerpted with permission of the author from 1001 Muffins
©1998 by Gregg Gillespie. All Rights reserved

What you need:

• 2 cups of all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup of granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• ½ cup of chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 ½ cups (about 3 medium) mashed bananas
• Honey-Ginger Sauce (see recipe below)

What to do:

1. Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease or line with paper baking cups ten 2 ¾ inch muffin cups.
2. In a large bowl, blend together the flour, sugar, baking soda, pecans, and salt.  In a medium bowl, beat together the eggs and bananas. Combine the two mixes, blending until the dry ingredients are just moistened.
3. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.  Bake for 12 to 18 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and a cake tester or wooden toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.   Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 to 7 minutes.
   
   Serve warm, or invert onto the rack to cool completely.  Top with Honey-Ginger sauce.

Honey-Ginger sauce
Makes about 2/3 cup

What you need:

• ½ cup of plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons of honey
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger

What you do:

In a small bowl, combine all of the ingredients, blending until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Used by permission of Workman Publishing, All Rights reserved

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