I had every intention of making some dairy-free banana nut muffins for a friend, but when I realized we were out of walnuts, I tossed in some semi-sweet chocolate chips and oops they were no longer dairy-free. It's a good thing the boys had off of school(roads still flooded - read more about it here,) because my mistake won't last long.
Here's where I started. There were 4 bananas in my fruit bowl that needed to be used. They had become brown & spotty and my kids won't eat them that way.
I placed them into my largest pyrex measuring cup,
and mashed them up with a fork. I like to mash them in a measuring cup, because sometimes 4 bananas could be as little as 1 1/3 cups mashed banana, and sometimes I have gargantuan bananas like these that will mash to 2 cups. This is how I gauge how much of the rest of the ingredients I should add.
To this I added 1/4 cup vegetable shortening and 1/4 cup coconut oil. It's been cooler around here and my coconut oil was in a solid state. I heated these up in the microwave until the coconut oil had melted, then mixed vigorously so the shortening would partially melt. I added the oil mix to the bananas,
as well as 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, and 1 tbsp Kahlua. You can use espresso instead of the Kahlua or skip it altogether, but I think it adds a special something to my muffins. Beat well with your fork.
In a separate large bowl, I whisked together 3/4 cup rice flour, 1/2 cup sorghum flour, 2/3 cup tapioca flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, and 1/4 tsp salt.
I then added the wet to the dry and mixed to combine.
Here is where I would normally fold in 1 cup toasted walnut pieces, but lacking the nuts, folded in 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips. I scooped the batter into a greased muffin tin by the 1/4 cup full.
Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Turn out and cool on a rack.
The boys really enjoyed my mistake, and I'll be back in the kitchen soon to make a treat for my dairy-free friend.
Thanks for stopping by and baking with me. I'm linking this up to Gluten-Free Homemaker's Gluten-Free Wednesdays.
LOVE the photos! I think it's so important to document each step! (Applause) Excellent work! Can't wait to try these! Thank you for linking to Foodie Friday too.
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If I leave out the chocolate chips, my husband would love these. What a shame. I love the chips. Isn't it wonderful how chocolate and banana mesh?
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