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Banana Nut Muffins With Brown Butter
This easy recipe for our best banana nut muffins features brown butter and whole wheat flour for bold, hardy flavor, and toasted walnuts for crunch.
👥 12 Servings👤 Zaynab Issa📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●skillet
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●cutting board
- ●whisk
- ●microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 375°. Line cups of a standard 12-cup muffin pan with liners. Toast ½ cup chopped raw walnuts or pecans in a dry medium skillet over medium heat, tossing often, until golden brown, about ⏱️ 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate and let cool. Wipe out skillet with paper towels if needed.
2
Add ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter to same skillet and cook over medium until fragrant and milk solids turn a deep golden brown, about ⏱️ 4 minutes. Scrape butter into a large bowl and let cool ⏱️ 5 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, mash 3 large very ripe bananas on a cutting board or a large plate with a fork until mostly smooth.
large very ripe bananas3(125 g) all-purpose flour1 cup
4
Transfer bananas to bowl with butter and add 2 large eggs, ¾ cup (150 g) sugar, and 2 tsp. vanilla extract and whisk vigorously to incorporate. Add 1½ tsp. baking powder, ¼ tsp. baking soda, and 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt and mix to combine. Add 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour and ½ cup (63 g) whole wheat flour and mix until mostly incorporated. Add walnuts and ½ cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips and mix just until evenly distributed and batter is completely combined.
large eggs2(125 g) all-purpose flour1 cup. vanilla extract2 tsp½ tsp. baking powder1. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt1 tsp
5
Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about 6 Tbsp. per cup; they should be almost completely full). Bake muffins until golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 18–⏱️ 24 minutes. Let muffins cool in pan slightly before serving. Do ahead: Muffins can be baked 3 months ahead. Freeze in resealable plastic bags. Thaw at room temperature overnight or in the microwave in 30-second bursts before serving.
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