Banana Bread Muffins

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 medium or 2 large)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds, for topping (optional)
• 1/4 cup raw sugar or 1/4 cup coarse sugar, for topping (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Grease 18 muffin cups or coat with cooking spray.
3. In a small bowl, stir together flour, soda and salt.
4. In a medium bowl, beat butter and sugar together until fluffy.
5. Add eggs, mashed banana and vanilla.
6. Beat 2 minutes, until well blended.
7. Add flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, stirring after each addition.
8. Fold in 1/2 cup sliced almonds.
9. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling about three-fourths full.
10. If desired, sprinkle tops with a few sliced almonds and raw sugar.
11. Bake 20 minutes or until tops are slightly browned and a wooden pick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

flour, baking soda, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, mashed ripe bananas, vanilla, buttermilk, almonds, almonds, sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-bread-muffins-109247 (may not work)