Banana muffins

Banana Muffins

Mmmm banana muffins, perfect for all those summer picnics you can't have here in rainy Scotland.


I've been trying to find an easy muffin recipe that doesn't taste too stodgy and banana muffins are pretty easy for this as banana can be used as an egg replacer. Usually the flavour is too over powering in most baking. 
But when you're digging that banana flavour...


I found this recipe on the PETA website. I was hesitant to try it at first because, well, after all PETAs 'sexy' advertisements trying to turn people vegan I'm just a little bit 'eww'ed by anything involving PETA and food (If you've been their 'porn-stars-vegetables-make-us-hot' ad then you'll know what I'm talking about).
But this recipe was really easy and made great muffins, so I'm willing to put aside my distaste for PETA and share their recipe with y'all.


Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas
1/4 cup oil or melted vegan margarine
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

Mash bananas, add oil/margarine and sugar. Mix well.
Sift the flour, salt, and baking soda together and add to the banana mixture. Mix until the flour is blended (do not beat).
Pour into muffin pans or a bread pan and bake at 180 degrees until a toothpick comes out clean.
(The recipe didn't give a cooking time, but if I remember correctly, I put mine in for about 20 minutes).