Author Pam- For the Love of Cooking / Original by My Recipes
Ingredients
1 ½cupsof flour
¼tspbaking powder
¼tspbaking soda
¼tspsalt
6tbspunsalted buttersoftened
4ozcream cheesesoftened
½cupwhite sugar
½cupbrown sugar
1egg
½tspvanilla
¾cupripe banana2-3
½cuptoasted pecanschopped
1-2tbspraw or white sugarsprinkle on tops, (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a muffin tin with cooking spray or muffin liners.
Combine the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix until very well combined.
Beat the butter and cream cheese together with a hand mixer until creamy and smooth.
Add the sugars and continue to beat with the hand mixer until light and fluffy.
Add the egg and vanilla extract; mix well.
Gradually add the flour mixture to the banana mixture and stir with a rubber spatula, making sure to scrape the sides of the bowl, until just combined.
Stir in the mashed banana and nuts.
Spoon the batter evenly in the muffin tin.
Sprinkle the tops with a bit of raw or white sugar, if desired.
Place into the oven and bake for 23-25 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to continue cooling.
Serve with ice-cold milk and butter, if desired. Enjoy.