Thursday, February 25, 2016

Gluten-Free Banana Muffins



















Ingredients
  • 1 very ripe banana, mashed 
  • ¼ cup sour cream 
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp lemon zest 
  • ¾ tsp vanilla extract 
  • ¾ cup flour  
  • 6 tbs sugar 
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda 
  • ½ tsp salt 
  • ½ cup walnuts
Instructions
  • Cream together butter and sugar. 
  • Add remaining wet ingredients and mix to incorporated. 
  • Combine all dry ingredients together and sift into the wet portion. Mix well. Don't over beat. 
  • Grease a muffin tin and fill each compartment 3/4 full.
  • Bake at 350° for about 25-30 minutes. 
  • Test for doneness before removing from oven.

 Notes: Recipe works well with gluten-free flour mix. You may prefer to omit the baking powder and replace with equal amount of baking soda to give a firmer muffin.