humming bird muffin

Makes: 14 Muffins.

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 cup flour

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • 1/2 cup coconut flakes

  • 1/2 cup dates

  • pinch of salt

  • 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas

  • 1/2 cup oil

  • 2/3 cup sugar

  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice

    Topping:

  • 2 tbsp sugar

  • 1 tbsp flour



Directions:

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

  • Prepare a cupcake pan by lining the cups with paper liners. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A MORE TRADITIONAL MUFFIN BUTTER THE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF THE TINS THEN DUST WITH FLOUR, THEN INVERT THE PAN TO SHAKE OUT THE EXCESS.

  • Make sure your dates are pitted, then dice them up into bite size pieces, think nothing larger than an almond.

  • In a large bowl combine your flour, baking powder, Coconut, dates, and salt. Mix with a whisk until well combined.

  • place the bananas in a bowl and mash with a spoon, fork, or potato masher until no large pieces remain. Add the sugar, oil, AND pineapple juice. Mix this with a whisk until well combined.

  • Now pour the wet ingredients on top of the dry ingredients and mix until everything just comes together, essentially when all the flour is hydrated. Try not to over mix there will be lumps which is okay, you want to avoid building Gluten.

  • Pour your batter into your CUPCAKE TINS. yOU WANT TO FILL THEM 3/4 OF THE WAY FULL.

  • Now combine all ingredients for your topping in a bowl and mix well. Using a spoon or your fingers sprinkle the topping as evenly as you can accross the top OF EACH MUFFIN.

  • place in the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES.

  • Remove from the oven and let cool completely before trying to remove from the pan.