banana crumb muffins

sometimes i'm just in the mood to bake something...anything. to see something through from beginning to end. from scratch. the husband and i came home yesterday from a nice little hike in malibu and i was craving the kitchen. i found this recipe on my fellow blogger friend, krista's blog, and i couldn't help but try it. it sounded delicious. turns out, it was. serve these babies warm and they are mouth watering good.  i'm not ashamed to say that the whole muffin tray was gone by this morning. i want to make more today.

banana crumb muffins

muffin ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

3 bananas, mashed
3/4 cup white sugar

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup butter, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

1 egg

crumb topping ingredients:

1/4 cup sugar

2 tbsp. flour

3 tsp. ground cinnamon

2 tbsp. butter, softened

directions:

preheat oven to 375 degrees. line muffin pan with muffin papers (also works for mini muffins!).

in a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. set aside. in another bowl, beat together sugar, butter and eggs. add bananas and vanilla.

slowly add the banana mixture into the flour mixture until moistened. spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

in a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour and cinnamon for topping. add butter and combine until mixture resembles course cornmeal. sprinkle over top of muffins.

bake for about 18 to 20 minutes (13-15 for mini muffins). let cool for 5 minutes before taking out of pan **.

**cort and i have never made it the 5 minutes for anything. the smell was too inviting and they were delicious scorching hot, even though they burnt our fingers. enjoy! xo.