Whole Wheat Banana Chip Muffins

These are my daughter's absolute favorite muffins. I make them about once every 2-3 weeks and freeze them for her.

Whole Wheat Banana Chip Muffins

(printable recipe)

Ingredients:

• 1 C whole wheat flour
• 1 C white flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ C white sugar
• ¼ C canola oil
• ¾ C skim milk
• 1 egg
• 2 bananas, mashed (approx 1 C)
  
• ¾ C chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Combine flours, baking powder, salt in large bowl.
2. In small bowl, mix together, sugar, milk, egg, oil, banana.
3. Set oven for 375°; grease muffin pan.
4. Mix together dry and wet ingredients.
5. Fold in chocolate chips.
6. Fill muffin tins 2/3 full (about ¼ cup)
   
7. Place pan in oven; raise temperature to 400°. (Here's why)
   
8. Bake 20 minutes.
9. Turn out of pan almost immediately; do not cool upside down (they squash)

Notes:
Makes 12 muffins.
I've done these with a few minor variations all with good success. Sometimes I've added or substituted ¼ cup brown sugar with the white sugar; sometimes I add ½ cup applesauce; I find if I leave out the oil and just use applesauce they come out too dense. These make good tall muffins.

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