Moist, airy muffins with ripe bananas, chocolate chips and walnuts — a perfect morning for kids and adults Gluten-free version: Gluten-free flour blend.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F) and line a muffin pan with paper liners.
⚙ Preheating the OvenOvenMuffin tin
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Mash the banana well with a fork.
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In a large bowl, mix the gluten-free flour blend, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
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In another bowl, whisk the mashed bananas, eggs, oil and vanilla.
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Pour the wet mixture into the dry and Fold gently, just until no dry gluten-free flour blend remains.
⚙ FoldingSilicone spatula
💡Combine only until no dry gluten-free flour blend remains: a brief mix keeps muffins soft and moist, and overmixing makes them tough.
💡Fold with a spatula, in broad strokes from the bottom up, and stop when there's no dry flour: vigorous mixing of a batter with flour develops gluten.
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Add the chopped chocolate and nuts and Fold gently.
⚙ FoldingSilicone spatula
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Fill the pan cups with batter to ⅔ of their height.
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Bake 20–22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
⚙ BakingOvenMuffin tin
💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
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Cool 5 minutes in the pan and transfer to a rack.
Cooling rack
428calories
6 gprotein
52 gcarbs
21 gfat
● protein 6%● carbs 49%● fat 45%
Per serving (126 g), of 8 servings
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Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Cooling rack· Also works: Oven rack (Oven rack)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Plate (Bottom sweats and softens)
Muffin tin· Also works: Muffin liners (paper cups) (Doubled liners on a flat tray) · Ramekins / cocottes (None)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Silicone spatula· Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
Whisk· Also works: Hand mixer (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)
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