Happy Early Lughnasadh!
There were two ripe bananas on the counter. and I have four hours before my LAST DAY AT SAFEWAY EVVVVVVEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!!! yes! as of 10:30 tonight I'm all done with that shit hole. I called the library and they want me at 8am aug. 6 to help move stuff, and I'm soooo freakin looking forward to it.
anyway, the bananas- inspired this recipe. I didnt consult anyone else's recipes, just threw things together in the bowl in a logical order with a relative balance that requires an understanding on pastry composition. I wrote everything down later, and I didnt really measure while I was mixing. so this is probably a recipe that only those who have some experience with cakes from scratch, and those who aren't afraid to deviate from the instructions, should attempt.
Lughnasadh Muffins:
1/2 stick salted sweet butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
2/3 cup light brown sugar
2/3 granulated sugar
2 eggs
1and 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cardamom
1 and 2/3 cup self-rising flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 medium sized ripe bananas
1/4-1/3 semi-sweet chocolate chips
some milk (no more than 1/4 cup)
honey
instructions: cream together butters and sugars (first four ingredients). Beat in eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and cardamom. mix in flour, soda, and powder. mix in the bananas. once the bananas are throughly mixed in check the consistancy- if too runny, add flour, if too thick, add milk sparingly. the mixture should be like uncooked cake batter- not really runny but doesn't really hold a form either.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, should be a nice golden brown.
drizzle with honey when ready to serve. yields ~ 18 muffins
While waiting for the concoction to bake, I ran across a seasonal type calendar that explained what Lughnasadh was: http://www.healinghappens.com/wheel.htm
and thus the name. The muffins turned out AMAZING (otherwise I wouldnt share) they don't taste like a weird form of banana bread, and the chocolate chips dont steal the show, only coming in occationally as a darker note in a sweet and earthy food. :)
anyway, the bananas- inspired this recipe. I didnt consult anyone else's recipes, just threw things together in the bowl in a logical order with a relative balance that requires an understanding on pastry composition. I wrote everything down later, and I didnt really measure while I was mixing. so this is probably a recipe that only those who have some experience with cakes from scratch, and those who aren't afraid to deviate from the instructions, should attempt.
Lughnasadh Muffins:
1/2 stick salted sweet butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
2/3 cup light brown sugar
2/3 granulated sugar
2 eggs
1and 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cardamom
1 and 2/3 cup self-rising flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 medium sized ripe bananas
1/4-1/3 semi-sweet chocolate chips
some milk (no more than 1/4 cup)
honey
instructions: cream together butters and sugars (first four ingredients). Beat in eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and cardamom. mix in flour, soda, and powder. mix in the bananas. once the bananas are throughly mixed in check the consistancy- if too runny, add flour, if too thick, add milk sparingly. the mixture should be like uncooked cake batter- not really runny but doesn't really hold a form either.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, should be a nice golden brown.
drizzle with honey when ready to serve. yields ~ 18 muffins
While waiting for the concoction to bake, I ran across a seasonal type calendar that explained what Lughnasadh was: http://www.healinghappens.com/wheel.htm
and thus the name. The muffins turned out AMAZING (otherwise I wouldnt share) they don't taste like a weird form of banana bread, and the chocolate chips dont steal the show, only coming in occationally as a darker note in a sweet and earthy food. :)