Banana and Walnut Muffins

These tasty American-style muffins are easy to make and go down really well with children. The walnuts can easily be replaced with chocolate chips if your child has a nut-allergy.

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas

250g self-raising flour

1 level teaspoon baking powder

100g butter or baking spread, from fridge

175g soft brown sugar

2 large eggs

150g natural yoghurt

2 tablespoons milk

100g chopped walnuts

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/Gas 4.

2. Arrange 12 muffin cases in a muffin tin.

3. Measure all the ingredients except the walnuts into a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until well blended.

4. Stir in the chopped walnuts.

5. Spoon into the muffin cases and bake for 25-30 minutes, until well risen and lightly golden brown.

6. Get an adult to carefully remove the muffins from the tin and cool on a wire rack.