Thursday, August 11, 2005

Frosted Banana Bread Muffins (WW)

POINTS® Value 2Servings 24Preparation Time 27 minCooking Time 12 minLevel of Difficulty Easycakes Homemade muffins like these make wonderful hostess gifts. Simply wrap them in foil and add a bow.


Ingredients

1 serving cooking spray (5 one-second sprays per serving)
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
2/3 cup unpacked brown sugar
3 large banana(s), or 4 medium, mashed
2 tsp lemon zest, grated
1 large egg(s)
1 large egg white(s)
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp table salt
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup golden seedless raisins
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice


Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat 24 mini muffin tins with cooking spray.
Blend together oil and brown sugar. Beat in bananas, lemon zest, egg and egg white.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
Gently stir half the flour mixture into banana mixture; stir in buttermilk, remaining flour mixture and raisins.

Divide batter among muffin pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes before inverting onto a rack to cool completely.

To make frosting, blend powdered sugar and lemon juice together. Drizzle over cooled muffins.

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