Favorite Muffins

For all you muffin lovers, here is my favorite recipe--

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Either spray with PAM or insert muffin papers into a 12-muffin regular sized baking tin.

In a smaller bowl, mash 2 ripe bananas, add 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon hot water, mix together and set aside.

In a large bowl, wire whip together 1/2 cup canola oil and 3/4 cup granulated sugar. Add one egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla, and whip those in well.

Add 3/4 cup regular flour (I use unbleached white) and 3/4 cup whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir with a spoon until just blended. Add the banana mixture now. Next add in 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1/2 cup craisins, and blend just until moistened. (You can vary the chocolate chips, to milk or white, and substitute raisins if that is your favorite)

Spoon the batter into the muffin tin (at this point you can sprinkle the tops with a sugar/cinnamon mix) and bake at 425 degrees for about 22 minutes. Check for doneness before you remove from oven.

Leave the muffins in the pan for about a minute more when you remove the pan from the oven, then remove the muffins onto a wire rack to cool. These are good keepers--I store them in plastic containers or ziploc bags in the freezer, then thaw individually for 10-20 seconds in the microwave. Hope you enjoy as much as I do!