Directions Banana Nut Muffins with Streusel Topping

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Lightly spray 6 standard size muffin tins with cooking spray, or line with cupcake liners, set aside.

Prepare the buttery streusel:

In a small bowl, mix together the flour, dark brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and toasted(cooled) walnuts. You can use a fork or your hands to make pea sized crumbles.

Make the muffin batter:

In a small mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.

In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, mix the ripe bananas, light brown sugar, milk, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract together until well blended.

Add the dry ingredients and the toasted nuts to the wet ingredients and mix on low until just combined. Do not over mix the batter or you will have tough muffins.

Spoon the batter into prepared muffin cups or muffin liners, then add the streusel to the top of each muffin.

Bake the muffins for 15 minutes or until golden brown and a skewer inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Start checking the muffins at 12 minutes so that the crumb topping does not get too dark.

Remove the muffins from the pan and cool on a wire rack.