Lou's Banana Crunch Muffins

Batter

1 1/4 c. flour (all-purpose)

1 t. baking soda

1 t. baking powder 

1/2 t. salt 

1/2 c. oatmeal 

1/2 c. chopped walnuts 

1/3 c. butter, melted 

3 bananas 

3/4 c. sugar 

1 lg egg 

Topping 

3/4 c. packed brown sugar 

4 T. flour (all-purpose) 

1/8 t. ground nutmeg 

1/4 t. ground cinnamon 

1/2 c. granola (I use Harvest Crunch, but any granola mixture is nice) 

1/4 c chopped walnuts 

4 T. butter (room temp)

Garnish

1/2 banana, cut into 12 slices (eat the other half!)

Instructions: 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 12-cup muffin tray.

Batter: In a mixing bowl, sift together 1 1/2 cups flour, oatmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

In a food processor, pulse bananas, sugar, egg, and melted butter.

Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture and stir well. Let stand for 5-10 minutes.

Topping: in a second bowl, mix together all dry ingredients, then cut in the 4 tablespoons of butter until mixture gets all crumbly.

Spoon batter into prepared muffin tray. Liberally sprinkle topping over muffins.

Top each muffin with a banana slice

Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

Eat!

Posted by Mom's The Word