Useful Tips for Baking Banana Muffins!

Hi everyone. After baking many times of banana muffins for the past two weeks, I had discovered a few simple tips that make the baking process much easier and make the muffins tastier :)

Here, I'm happy to share the tips:

1.   Choosing the bananas...

• Choose the overripe bananas. This is because overripe bananas are easier to mash, make the muffins moister, tastier and healthier. (http://www.herbs-info.com/blog/scientists-find-ripe-banana-dark-patches-combats-abnormal-cells-and-cancer/)

2.   How to mash the bananas...

• After peeling the bananas skin, put all the bananas in a clean plastic bag. A small plastic bag will do, not too small and not too big!
• Tie the plastic bag and press the bananas with your fingers till all are mashed to puree state.
• Cut a hole at one of the corner of the plastic bag.
• Squeeze the banana puree slowly into the mixing bowl. (Please refer to the pictures below)

3.   Use self-stand baking cups instead of a muffin tray with soft muffin cups...

• This will save your time because you don't have to grease the muffin tray and preheat it.
• And save cost as well. For beginners, you don't have to get the extra utensil.
• For city folks in Malaysia, you can get 1 box (20 cups) for RM3.90 at Mr. DIY shops!

4.   How to pour the mixture into the baking cups...

• Get ready another clean plastic bag, pour the mixture slowly into it.
• Tie the plastic bag.
• Cut a hole at one of the corner and squeeze out the mixture slowly into the baking cups. (Please refer to the pictures below)

5. After the Muffins are done...

• After 20-22 minutes, your muffins are done. Do not open the oven door or take out the muffins immediately. 
• Leave them in the oven for about 30 minutes. This is to avoid the drastic change of temperature which can cause the muffins to become flat again.

Hope you find these tips helpful! I really enjoyed baking these tasty yet easy-to-make muffins for my family...especially when I have little helpers around me to help out. My girls love to beat the egg and pour the mixture into the cups :)

Enjoy and share it!