Banana bran muffins - full of goodness

When my kids are unwell I want to spoil them and give them something very yummy and very nutritious at the same time. I would like to share this banana bran muffin recipe that I find very easy and quick to make. The muffins are full of flavour and packed with goodness. You can make normal size muffins or if you have mini muffin trays you can make mini muffins.
For the mini muffins just follow the recipe and it will make about 24 mini muffins, or you can double the quantities below and make 12 normal size muffins.

They are delicious warm for breakfast with a cup of tea, or you can enjoy them cold in the afternoon when you fancy something sweet.

Here's the recipe:

50g Bran Flakes
75ml warm full fat milk
1 ripe banana, mashed
1 egg yolk
50ml sunflower oil
50g raisins
60g soft light brown sugar
60g wholemeal plain flour
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger

Here's the method:

Pre-heat your oven to Fan 160 Celsius/180C/350F/Gas 4. Line your baking tray/trays with paper cases. In a bowl mix the Bran Flakes, milk and mashed banana, and leave for 5-10 minutes. Transfer to a food processor and add the egg yolk, oil, raisins and sugar. Whiz for a minute to combine. In a separate bowl mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and ginger, and add these dry ingredients to the food processor, and pulse to combine. Spoon into the muffin cases ( 1 tbsp for mini muffin cases, 2 tbsp for normal size cases.)
Bake the mini muffins for about 12-14 minutes, normal size muffins for about 20 minutes until risen and firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Keep them in an air-tight container or alternatively you can freeze them in a freezer bag. 

Top tip when you double the quantities is to always say it out loud how much of this and how much of that you are going to add to your mix. It's very easy to lose track otherwise.

Happy baking!

Pondtail Bakery