Recipe Name
Banana Nut Muffins
Serves: 7
Calories: umm...a lot i guess
Prep Time: about an hour or less
Occasion: Any
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:

  1.  2 c  unbleached flour
  2. 3 tsp  baking powder
  3. 1/2 tsp  salt
  4. 1/2 c  shortening
  5. 1 c  sugar
  6. 2    large egg
  7. 1 1/3 c  banana
  8. 1 c  chopped walnuts
  
 
How to Prepare:
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Cream together shortening and sugar in bowl until light and fluffy, using electric mixer   at  medium speed. Beat in eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition. Stir in mashed bananas. Add dry ingredients all at once, stirring just enough to moisten. Gently mix in chopped nuts. Spoon batter into greased 3-inch muffin-pan cups, filling 2/3rds full. Bake in 350 degree F.  oven 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot with homemade jam or jelly.

Prepare pans. Stir together dry ingredients & add the cherries. Mix eggs, cherry liquid & melted butter. Add the dry mix to the wet mix until just combined. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 375oF. Makes 9-10 large muffins.