Plantain Corn Muffins

Description

This is a recipe I came up with when I needed to use the last two over-ripe plantains in my fruit bowl.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • ½ cup cornmeal
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup mashed, ripe plantains
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup corn oil
  • 3 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 16 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
  2. Stir the flour
  3. sugar
  4. cornmeal
  5. baking powder
  6. and salt together in a bowl. Whisk the milk
  7. plantains
  8. eggs
  9. oil
  10. and butter together in a separate bowl. Mix the flour mixture into the milk mixture until just combined; do not over mix. Allow the mixture sit at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes. Pour into prepared muffin cups to about 2/3 full.
  11. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed
  12. 15 to 18 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 16

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