Name: Super Moist Banana Black Walnut Muffins
Ingredients: 1 3/4 c ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR; 2 1/4 ts BAKING POWDER; 1/2 ts SALT; 2/3 c GRANULATED SUGAR; 1/2 c BUTTER; 1/4 ts PURE VANILLA EXTRACT; 1/4 c HONEY; 1 ts ORANGE ZEST; 2 lg EGGS; 4 md BANANAS, over-ripe (BLACK), mashed; 1/3 c BLACK WALNUTS, coarsely chopped

If my thirst for joy and meaning and passion are satisfied by the presence of the promises of Christ, the power of sin is broken. We do not yield to the offer of sandwich meat when we can see the sizzling steak on the grill… At first lust tricks me into feeling that I would really miss out on some great satisfaction if I followed the path of purity. But then I take up the sword of the Spirit and begin to fight… And as I pray for my faith to be satisfied with God’s life and peace, the sword of the Spirit carves the sugar coating off the poison of lust… And by the grace of God, (lust’s) alluring power is broken.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains		Muffins	8	Muffins

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4	c	ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
2 1/4	ts	BAKING POWDER
1/2	ts	SALT
2/3	c	GRANULATED SUGAR
1/2	c	BUTTER
1/4	ts	PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
1/4	c	HONEY
1	ts	ORANGE ZEST
2	lg	EGGS
4	md	BANANAS, over-ripe (BLACK), mashed
1/3	c	BLACK WALNUTS, coarsely chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350-degrees.
Grease (or spray with PAM), 8 LARGE muffin cups. I put 6 in one and 2 in
the other; set aside.
Sift together into a bowl the flour, baking powder (or baking soda--mine
turned out great) and salt; set aside.
In another bowl, cream the butter, sugar, vanilla and honey and add the
orange zest. Beat in the eggs and bananas. Gradually add the sifted
ingredients to the banana mixture. Fold in the nuts. Divide the batter
among the 8 muffin cups, they should be about 2/3 full.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a cake tester (or toothpick) inserted in
the center comes out clean. I checked mine at 25 minutes and noticed they
were browning on top too much, but they were still runny in the middle. I
covered the pans with aluminum foil and baked for 5 more minutes, they were
done.
Turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
Linda/BDT Burbank, CA (USA) Internet address: linda.magee@burbank.com
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