Eric Lanlard's banana muffins recipe
- 4 ripe bananas
- 100 g (3.5oz) soft dark brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla paste
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 4 tsp dark rum
- 170 g (6oz) unsalted butter, melted
- 4 eggs
- 150 ml (5.3fl oz) milk
- 500 g (17.6oz) self-raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 250 g (8.8oz) golden caster sugar
- 1 handful dried banana chips
- 1 cup icing sugar
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
- Line a muffin tin with cupcake papers.
- Roast the bananas.
- Peel them, then place on a large sheet of foil on a baking tray.
- Sprinkle them with the dark sugar, vanilla paste, cinnamon and rum.
- Wrap in a loose but secure parcel, and cook in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes.
- Beat the eggs, melted butter and milk in a bowl and leave to one side.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and caster sugar into a bowl and add the roasted bananas.
- Using a mixer, combine all the ingredients together.
- Slowly add the egg, milk and butter mixture into the mixer.
- Using a piping bag, fill the paper cups _ high with the mixture.
- Top each one with some banana chips and a sprinkle of golden caster sugar.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Once cooked, finish with a dusting of icing sugar.
bananas, brown sugar, vanilla paste, ground cinnamon, dark rum, unsalted butter, eggs, baking powder, sugar, handful dried banana chips, icing sugar
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/14996/eric-lanlards-banana-muffins (may not work)