22 Street Lane Nursery - April 2024 Newsletter

April Newsletter

Dish of the Month

Banana and Oat Muffins

See our past selections on: 22streetlanenursery.co.uk/dish-of-the-month/

Ingredients

• 2 bananas (the riper, the better) • A handful of banana chips • 225g self-raising flour • 150g oats • 225g caster sugar • 225g butter • 4 eggs • 2ml vanilla essence • Spices, such as cinnamon or dried ginger • Chocolate chips (Optional)

Method

1. Mash up your bananas in a mixing bowl, then add your spices and set aside. 2. In a separate bowl, whisk your soft butter and caster sugar to a nice consistency. 3. Add your eggs and mix well, then sieve the self-raising flour into the mixture. (For better results, use an electric whisk.) 4. Add your pre-mashed banana mixture to the mix and stir it in. 5. Preheat the oven to 180/200C and line your muffin trays with paper muffin cases. Carefully spoon the mixture in and pop a banana chip on top of each of them. 6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until they are risen and firm to the touch. Check it’s cooked through by inserting a skewer in the middle until it comes out clean. 7. Leave the muffins in the tin to cool for a few minutes, and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.