Gluten Free Banana Pecan Muffin Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose gluten free baking flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 6 ripe bananas, mashed
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lightly grease (or spray with oil) 12 cup regular muffin tin
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
4. In a separate bowl cream together butter and sugar.
5. Stir in eggs, mashed bananas and maple syrup.
6. Mix until well blended.
7. Add liquid ingredients to dry along with pecans.
8. Stir until batter is just moist.
9. Spoon batter into muffin tin, filling each cup 3/4 full.
10. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until muffin tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup milk (or 1/4 cup milk + 1/4 cup water)
• 1/4 cup cooking oil (we use extra virgin olive oil)
• 3/4 cup mashed banana
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. In a separate bowl combine egg, milk and oil.
4. Add mashed banana to egg mixture and mix well.
5. Add wet ingredients to dry.
6. Add pecans.
7. Mix until batter is just moistened.
8. Fill muffin tin cups 3/4 full.
9. Bake at 400 degrees until muffin tops are lightly brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean.