Fig And Banana Walnut Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 ounces dried calimyrna figs or 6 ounces black mission figs, stems trimmed, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup broken walnut pieces

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0; lightly butter 20 muffin cups (or coat them with cooking spray).
Add 2 tablespoons water each to any empty muffin cups.
In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together; add in the figs and chopped walnuts; toss to coat.
In another bowl, whisk the banana, brown sugar, melted butter, egg, and vanilla together until blended; add to dry ingredients all at once; fold in until evenly moistened.
Divide batter among muffin cups; sprinkle tops evenly with broken walnuts.
Bake 20-22 minutes until tops are golden and pick comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack before removing the muffins from pan.