Banana Nut Crumble Muffins

with Cinnamon and Toasted Pecans

Who doesn’t love a good banana nut muffin for a quick breakfast or afternoon snack? This simple muffin recipe includes cinnamon, toasted pecans and some whole wheat flour – perfect compliments to the sweetness the banana imparts. The Oat Crumble – a classic topping for muffins, teacakes, and slab pies – is made with a few ingredients and about 5 minutes of your time. It’s a simple step that is absolutely worth it for the sweet, crunchy texture it adds.

Feeling adventurous? You can swap the toasted pecans for any other soft, toasted nut you prefer. Walnuts or cashews are great. If you want to splurge, toasted macadamia nuts are unreal. You can also take the sweetness up a notch by adding some chocolate or peanut butter chips. Alternatively, small dried fruit like raisins (regular or golden), chopped dates or apricots are another way to add another naturally sweet dimension to these already fantastic muffins.

Note: This recipe can be easily adapted into a banana nut crumble teacake by dividing the batter into 2 – 9″ loaf pans, lowering the oven temp by 25˚ F and cooking longer (90–120 min).


Formula

Number of Units: 15 muffins  /  Unit Weight: 150 grams  /  Total Weight: 2250 grams

MUFFIN BATTER Baker’s % Weight
Organic “Beehive” All-purpose Flour 75 329 g
Organic Whole Wheat “Hi-Pro Fine” Flour 25 110 g
Cinnamon 1.4 6 g
Salt 2 9 g
Baking Soda 1.8 8 g
Butter, melted 56 246 g
Organic Sugar 98 430 g
Bananas, medium, peeled 167 731 g
Eggs, large 35 153 g
Vanilla Extract 2 9 g
Maple Syrup 5 22 g
Pecans, toasted & cooled 45 197 g
Total 513.2 2250 g
TECHNICAL
Mixing Type Hand
Mix First 5 dry ingredients together
Combine Butter, sugar & bananas until bananas are dime size
Add Eggs, vanilla, and maple syrup
Gradually  Add dry ingredients into wet in 3 stages
Add Nuts (and any other inclusions) until combined
Dividing 15 – 150 g muffins
Baking* 30–45 min @ 350˚ F

*Baking time and temp can vary depending on oven.

OAT CRUMBLE Baker’s % Weight
Organic “Beehive” All-purpose Flour 100 52 g
Light Brown Sugar 100 52 g
Rolled Oats 64 33 g
Salt 2 1 g
Butter, cold 100 52 g
Total 366 190 g
TECHNICAL
Mixing Type By hand – with pastry cutter or butter knives
Combine Cut in, then rub until crumbly
Dividing ~16 g or 1 tbsp per muffin

Timing

Active Time: 20 min  /  Baking Time: 30–45 min  /  Total Time: 50–65 min


Process

If you’re planning to top with Oat Crumble, make that first (see below).

Then, preheat your oven to 350˚ F and make the muffin batter.

Combine the flours, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda together until uniformly mixed. Set aside.

Mix melted butter, sugar and bananas together with a wooden spoon until the bananas are broken down into smaller pieces, about the size of a dime.

Add the eggs, vanilla extract, and maple syrup to the banana mixture and mix gently until incorporated.

Add the dry ingredients into the wet in 3 stages, mixing slowly until fully combined. Then add the toasted (and cooled!) pecans. If you’re planning to add any other inclusions such as chocolate chips, do so here.

Once all the ingredients have been combined, measure the batter into muffin cups and top with Oat Crumble.

Bake for 30–45 min or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.

Cool on wire racks for at least 10–20 minutes before digging in.

Oat Crumble

Feel free to make larger batches and keep in a freezer for up to three months.

Add all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl.

Using a pastry cutter or two butter knives, begin cutting the butter into the dry ingredients.

As the butter begins warming slightly and becomes pliable, start using your hands to rub the butter into the flour & oat mixture until a coarse texture is achieved. Set aside until ready to top muffins.


FROM THE MILL

Organic Beehive

Unbleached malted organic all-purpose flour

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Organic Whole Wheat Hi-Pro Fine

100% whole wheat, finely milled

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