Old Fashioned Banana Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar (i use less about 1 1/4 cups)
• 1/2 cup buttermilk (or 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar and milk to make 1/2 cup.)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda (to be added to buttermilk)
• 2 eggs, separated (place yolks in small bowl, in larger bowl beat egg whites to stiff peaks)
• 1 cup mashed banana
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl prepare streusel topping by combining sugar and flour, cut in butter and set aside.
• 2 in bowl, measure flour, baking powder and salt; whisk to mix and set aside.
• 3 separate eggs, yolks in small bowl, whites beaten to stiff peaks in a larger bowl; set aside.
• 4 cream together butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy, add egg yolks and vanilla extract mixing to blend.
• 5 add baking soda to the buttermilk, add to batter mix.
• 6 stir in mashed bananas.
• 7 add dry ingredients stirring until mixed, gently fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.
• 8 fill greased or paper lined muffin cups two thirds full, topping with a sprinkling of the streusel topping mix.
• 9 bake in a 350 degree oven 20- 25 minutes or until golden brown; this varies from oven to oven.