Eelmine nädal oli minu kord unisele klassile midagi turgutavat hommikusöögiks pakkuda ja mis sobiks paremini hommikukohvi kõrvale kui banaanimuffinid?
Ette ja taha kiidetud retsepti valisin allrecipes.com lehelt ja oli hää küll. Kerkisid ka hämmastavalt. Hoiatuseks lisan, et koogid tõmbusid järgmiseks päevaks veidi pruunimaks, seega, kes on silmailu peal väljas võiks banaanide hulka veidi sidrunimahla pigistada. Veel, originaalretseptis kasutatakse purukattes pruuni suhkrut, kuid seegi võtab välimuselt nii mõnegi palli maha, seega kasutasin valget suhkrut, pruuni aga peitsin tainasse.
Vaja läheb (12 muffinit):
190 g nisujahu
1 tl soodat
1 tl küpsetuspulbrit
1/2 tl soola
1 tl kaneeli
1/2 tl jahvatatud muskaatpähklit (soovi korral)
1/2 tl ingveripulbrit (soovi korral)
3 küpset banaani (+ sidrunimahla)
150 g (pruuni) suhkrut
1 muna
75 g sulavõid
Purukate:
2 spl nisujahu
75 g (pruuni) suhkrut
1/2 tl kaneeli
15 g võid
Samal ajal mudi jahu, suhkur ja kaneel võiga puruks ning pudista 5 minutit küpsenud muffinitele. Küpseta veel 15-20 minutit või seni, kuni muffinite keskosasse surutud puutikk tuleb puhtalt välja. Parimad ahjusoojalt hommikukohvi kõrvale.
As I have previously mentioned there is a tradition in our school for students to bring cake to certain lessons, especially those where more thinking is required, such as advanced maths or biology. Not that my advanced English requires too much cognitive activity - we watch movies or read books. Last week it was my turn to bring breakfast to the class and what would go better with coffee than banana muffins, I figured.
The much praised recipe is from allrecipes.com and the muffins lived up to their reputation. I was impressed by how much they rose. As a precaution, the muffins turned a darker, browner hue overnight so to improve the visual aspect one could add some lemon juice to the smashed banana. What's more, the original recipe calls for brown sugar for the crumble, but that knocks off points from the appearance as well. Thus, I used refined sugar for the crumble and hid the brown one inside the muffins.
You'll need (12 muffins):
190 g all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg (may be omitted)
1/2 tsp ground ginger (may be omitted)
3 ripe bananas (+ lemon juice)
150 g (brown) sugar
1 egg
75 g melted butter
Crumble topping:
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
75 g (brown) sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
15 g butter
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and, if using, the nutmeg and ground ginger. Smash the bananas using a fork, add some lemon juice, if you wish. In another bowl, beat together smashed bananas, 150 g (brown) sugar, egg and melted butter. Stir the smashed banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon the batter into prepared muffin tins and bake at 190 degrees for 5 minutes or until the muffins are beginning to solidify.
At the same time mix together the (brown) sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle topping over muffins and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until a wodden toothpick inserted into the middle of a cake comes out clean. Best with coffee.