BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS and BANANA BREAD

It seems we have had a lot of ripe bananas in the house lately.
My kids had friends to play, and I threw the muffins together so they would have something to snack on, and the banana bread was a lovely Saturday morning treat.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
2 ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 cup milk
5 tablespoons melted butter
1 egg

Heat oven to 400F.
Fit 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
Mix flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and chocolate chips in a large bowl.
Stir in bananas, milk, butter and egg. Mix until just blended.
Fill muffin cups evenly with batter.
Bake muffins until a skewer inserted into centers comes out clean, 14 to 16 minutes.
Cool one minute, then remove from the muffin pan and cool on a wire rack.
Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Easy to bake Easy to Make, 2003
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BANANA BREAD

3 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick of butter, melted

Heat oven to 325F.
Mash bananas, add sugar then egg and mix well. Add dry ingredients, mix and add melted butter. Bake in a greased loaf pan for 40 to 45 minutes.
Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from the Holiday Cookbook, November 2007