Banana Muffins, with walnuts, chocolate and whole wheat flour is a very easy recipe and a good way to feed bananas to your kids.
Preheat oven to 180 C for 10 minutes. While the oven is getting prepared you also do the following preparations.
Line muffins liners in the muffins pan.
Reserve 1 tsp flour and sift the remaining flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Put the sifted ingredients in a big bowl.
Add sugar and mix.
Make a well in the centre, by taking everything towards the wall of the bowl.
In the well, put wet ingredients in the given order- oil, vanilla extract, banana puree, milk, curd.
Mix everything very lightly.
Mix chopped walnuts (1/4 cup) with 1 tsp flour (reserved in step no. 3) (See Note 7)
Add these flour mixed chopped walnuts and mix.
Adjust consistency with milk, if required. Though keep it slightly on the thicker side.
Fill muffins liners up to three fourth.
Sprinkle some walnuts and choco chips (optional).
Bake for 20 to 22 minutes.
Check for doneness of the muffins by inserting a wooden skewer.
If baked properly then take out. If not, then bake for 2 or 3 minutes more.
After taking out, keep the muffins on a steel rack. This is necessary so that they do not get soggy at the bottom.
Remains good at room temperature for up to 2 days. For longer duration keep them in the refrigerator after keeping in an airtight container.
Serve with a smile, coffee optional.