These easy-to-make spiced banana muffins¹ make a nice treat for winter tea, and are a great recipe for using up overripe bananas.

This recipe makes 12 muffins.

Dry Ingredients

• 250g self-raising flour
• 115g caster sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground all spice
• pinch of salt

Wet Ingredients

• 2 bananas, mashed
• 2 eggs
• 75g melted butter
• 120ml milk
• 1 tbsp golden syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

Mash the bananas with a fork. Melt butter and allow to cool. Using a wooden spoon:

• Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl
• Mix wet ingredients in another bowl
• Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients
• Mix well until all ingredients form a smooth batter
• Add mashed banana and mix well

Fill muffin cases to ¾ full with the mixture. (Note there will be small lumps of banana!)

Bake at 190°C until golden brown, for 15 to 20 minutes depending on the size of case used. To check if cooked, pierce one muffin with a skewer. If the skewer comes out clean your muffins are ready to eat.