Delicious Spiced Banana Crumb Muffins
Ingredients
Muffins:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2-3 ripe bananas
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup melted butter
Crumb topping:
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
a pinch of nutmeg
a pinch of cloves
1 tablespoon of room temperature butter
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line the muffin pan with 12 paper liners.
2. In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, and 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
3. In another bowl, mash the bananas with a fork.
4. Stir the granulated sugar, egg, and vanilla into the mashed banana until uniform. Slowly add the melted butter, and stir thoroughly into the banana mixture.
5. Once the wet ingredients are thoroughly mixed and the bananas are mashed well (some pieces may still be visible), stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture until uniform.
6. Allow the batter to rest for a few minutes as you prepare the crumb topping. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and 1 tablespoon of room temperature butter
7. Using a fork, cut into the butter and mix into the dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse crumbs
8. Spoon the batter into the muffin cups, filling each cup approximately 2/3 full. Top each muffin with crumb topping.
9. Bake the muffins at 375 degrees F for 17-23 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
10. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes, then enjoy the muffins!
