2012-02-07

Sweet and tender muffins with chocolate, banana and honey !



I loved the Cranberrie's recipe so much this time muffins are banana and chocolate !
Turn your oven on, these are really really good !


 For a dozen big muffins

   Il vous faut :    
For the main batter
1 3/4 cup flour (6.3oz/180gr)
3/4 cup whitesugar (6.3oz /180gr)
1/4 cup brown sugar (0.7oz/20gr)
7tbsp of slowly melted and cooled butter (2.8oz/80gr)
2 tsp baking powder
2 large eggs
1/2 cup of milk (4.2 fl oz/12,5 cL)
- whole milk -
3/4 cup of dark chocolate, chopped (2.5 oz/70 gr) 
- 70% -
3/4 tsp salt

For the bananas
2 cups bananas (10.6oz/300gr)
- 2 grandes bananes ou 6 petites -
2tbsp honey

For the Streusel
3tbsp flour 
1 tbsp + 1tsp white sugar
1tbsp light brown sugar
4tbsp softened butter
2 pinch of salt
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa


Turn the oven on at 425°F

Make the streusel
Mix sugar, cocoa, salt, flour and butter in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse sand 
- 4 to 5 pressures -
Pour in a bowl, set aside

Prepare bananas 
Cut the bananas in small dices and stir honey by hand in them,
Cover and set aside.

Preparing the main batter
Butter and flour the mold if needed.
In a saucepan, slowly melt the butter and let it cool down a few minutes
\\ or use a microwave, 2 x 12secondes, stirring in between //

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Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl, set aside.
In another bowl, use an electric beater to beat egs and sugar until white and fluffy
- 1 minute -
Pour in the butter, whisking, then the milk.
Add the flour little by little by whisking.
Cover and set aside 30 minutes


Stir in the bananas, the chocolate and fill your muffin tins.
Have the center a bit higher and spread streusel on the top, press lightly on it.

Bake 17 to 18 minutes
- Rotate muffin tray from front to bacj hafway through baking -
Let them cool down 10 minutes in their tins
 and 10 more minutes on a wire rack before eating them all !

 - Only one left... -

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