Banana Bread Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 medium or 2 large)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup sliced almonds, for topping (optional)
1/4 cup raw sugar or 1/4 cup coarse sugar, for topping (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease 18 muffin cups or coat with cooking spray.
In a small bowl, stir together flour, soda and salt.
In a medium bowl, beat butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Add eggs, mashed banana and vanilla.
Beat 2 minutes, until well blended.
Add flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, stirring after each addition.
Fold in 1/2 cup sliced almonds.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling about three-fourths full.
If desired, sprinkle tops with a few sliced almonds and raw sugar.
Bake 20 minutes or until tops are slightly browned and a wooden pick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.