Ingredients
- 3/4 to 1 cup brown sugar, packed (light brown sugar)
- 2 eggs, large
- 3 bananas, medium (very ripe, mashed)
- 1 cup buttermilk (if you don't have any buttermilk you can make sour milk, just mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup milk and let sit for 5 minutes)
- 1 cup wheat bran (natural unprocessed bran)
- 1/4 cup oil (canola oil)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
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Step 2: Whisk eggs and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in mashed bananas, buttermilk, wheat bran, oil and vanilla.
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Step 3: In second large bowl, combine the whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add the wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined.
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Step 4: Stir in nuts if using.
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Step 5: Let batter sit for 10 minutes on the counter (before scooping and baking).
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Step 6: Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups (they’ll be quite full).
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Step 7: Bake the muffins for 20 to 25 minutes or until they test done.
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Step 8: Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Loosen edges and turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.
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