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     Title: Banana-Nut Muffins
Categories: Quick bread
     Yield: 12 To 18 svgs

   1/2 c  Butter/margarine --
          Softened
          (I used butter)
     1 c  Sugar
     2 lg Eggs
     2 lg Banana -- mashed
     2 c  Flour
     1 ts Salt
     1 ts Baking powder
   1/2 ts Baking soda
     1 c  Buttermilk
          OR  (I used)
     1 c  Water along with
     4 tb Buttermilk Powder
   1/2 c  Pecans -- chopped
     1 ts Vanilla extract

 Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Grease or spray 12 standard size
 muffin-pan cups or use paper liners.

 Beat together butter and sugar at medium speed until light and
 fluffy.  Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
 Beat in bananas until smooth. Add vanilla.

 Mix together flour, salt, baking powder,and baking soda.

 Alternately stir flour mixture and buttermilk into egg mixture
 until dry ingredients are just moistened.

 Stir in nuts. Do not overmix batter; it should not be completely
 smooth.

 Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling two-thirds full.  Bake
 until lightly golden, 15 to 18 to 20 minutes.  Transfer muffin-pan
 cups to a wire rack to cool slightly.  Turn out onto rack.  Serve
 warm.

 NOTES: Baking Tips:  When adding liquid to flour mixture, stir only
 until dry ingredients are moistened.

 If you do not have sufficient batter to fill every muffin cup, fill
 empty cups halfway with water so pan doesn't warp.

 To test freshness of baking powder, mix 1 teaspoon of baking powder
 with 1/3 cup hot water; if mixture does not foam, the powder is stale
 and should not be used.

 NOTE: D/G Family Tested:  Very light and fluffy muffin.  Very Good.

 From: Margaret Young                  Date: 06-21-96
 Cooking

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