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

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
2. Line a muffin tin with cupcake papers.
3. Roast the bananas.
4. Peel them, then place on a large sheet of foil on a baking tray.
5. Sprinkle them with the dark sugar, vanilla paste, cinnamon and rum.
6. Wrap in a loose but secure parcel, and cook in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes.
7. Beat the eggs, melted butter and milk in a bowl and leave to one side.
8. Sift the flour, baking powder and caster sugar into a bowl and add the roasted bananas.
9. Using a mixer, combine all the ingredients together.
10. Slowly add the egg, milk and butter mixture into the mixer.
11. Using a piping bag, fill the paper cups _ high with the mixture.
12. Top each one with some banana chips and a sprinkle of golden caster sugar.
13. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
14. 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)