Banana Muffins

These muffins are very easy to make. Enjoy them with a cuppa. A great way to use up those very soft bananas you have lying around your breakfast table.

Ingredients:

125 g butter or margarine
1 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 eggs
2 cups self raising flour
¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (approximately 2 large bananas)
1/3 cup natural yoghurt (I used 1 small tub of whatever yoghurt I have. The recipe is very forgiving)
1 cup chopped nuts (pecan, walnuts, hazelnuts or combinations)
1 cup sultanas (I also tried 1 cup of chopped prunes)

Directions:

1. Cream butter and sugar until soft and fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition
3. Add flour alternately with the combined mashed banana and yoghurt.
4. Stir through Nuts and Sultanas, mix thoroughly.
5. Pour in the prepared muffin pans (spray your muffin pans or line them with paper cups)
6. Bake in a moderate oven, 180 C or 160 C for fan forced oven, for 12 – 15 minutes