Moist and Delicious Banana Blueberry Muffins
Just recently, I have discovered a secret ingredient to baking – Buttermilk! Now I keep it it on hand for all my baking. I found this recipe and thought the combo of bananas and blueberries sounded deliciously yummy! The first batch though, the kids weren’t too fond of the whole wheat taste, so I tweaked the flour, adding white flour and more bananas, and it was a hit. Note – when feeding them to the littles – be prepared for a mess….the blueberries are certainly that!
Whole Wheat Banana Blueberry Muffins
Lisa @ Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
- .5 cups white all purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- .5 cup light brown sugar
- 1.25 cups buttermilk
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- .25 cups olive oil
- 7 oz frozen blueberries
- 1 Tbsp organic white sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease muffin tins or line with muffin papers. In a large bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and brown sugar. Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk, egg, olive oil and bananas. Quickly fold the ingredients together, just until combined. Do not over mix. Gently fold in blueberries with one or two stirs. Divide batter among the muffin tins, each will be very full. Sprinkle tops with organic white sugar. Bake 20-25 minutes until muffins are risen and golden brown. Test doneness by inserting a skewer into the center. Let cool in pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Freezing Directions:
Follow directions above. Cool completely. Flash freeze for 45 minutes, then transfer to a gallon freezer storage bag. TO SERVE: Thaw desired number of muffins on countertop or microwave 50% power for 60 seconds.
Servings: 12 muffins
**conversion chart image provided by Erik Spiekermann
I keep around powdered buttermilk. Not sure if it is as good in recipes as the real thing, but I can keep the powdered buttermilk in the fridge for a very long time and yes, we use it to make my son’s homemade buttermilk biscuits mainly and some other recipes. The biscuits are delicious by the way. May have to try your recipe. As my banana bread is all whole wheat flour, would probably make recipe with all whole wheat flour. :)
My grands would love these muffins.
For the whole-wheat flour in these muffins, are you using the regular high-protein whole-wheat flour that is used for yeast breads or the lower protein whole-wheat pastry flour that is often used for other baked goods? I didn’t want to use the wrong flour because their absorption rate is different.
Rita – I just use whole wheat all purpose flour, nothing fancy, just whatever I have on hand!
Thanks, Lisa. I’m going to experiment with all whole-wheat pastry flour and let you know. It’s wonderful for pancakes and baking, where you don’t want a high-gluten flour. Who could go wrong with banana and blueberries?
Rita
You can actually make your own buttermilk very easily. And cheaper! For each cup of milk, add 1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar.
Just checking. There is no salt in this recipe? – Thanks!
Correct, no salt
Thank you, Lisa. I tried substituting whole-wheat pastry flour for both flours and the muffins are wonderful—moist, tender, and so delicious with no “graininess.” The whole-wheat pastry flour absorbs a bit less liquid than the regular whole-wheat and white flour mix, so I had to cut back a bit on the buttermilk. Love that buttermilk flavor! I’ve hidden 4 more bananas to ripen (I have to bake 24 muffins at a time.) Thanks for a great sweet treat!
I have a home based daycare and I’m always looking for GOOD and easy breakfast items. I just made two batches of these wonderful muffins. I seriously never had a better whole wheat muffin. I will say I decided to stick with all whole wheat flour and no white flour. Also, I didn’t add the white sugar….just stuck with the original amount of brown sugar. These are a huge hit with my toddlers!
It is wrong to feed these to a grown and man and not tell him these were intended for toddlers?
I mean he made the same noise they do while eating them.
As a matter of fact he loves a lot of the toddler recipes……