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Banana Mini Chocolate Chip Mini Kugelhop




Source of Recipe


by Patricia Donaldson, a wwr newsletter reader


Recipe Introduction


This muffin recipe originally came from Penzey's but I've altered it a
little, and added a small surprise that, for some reason, makes them
very much in demand by children and adults. It's easy, and when I
have old bananas I make a batch to have on hand, since they freeze
well. These should be served at room temperature not icy cold.



List of Ingredients




Banana Mini Chocolate Chip Mini Kugelhopfs

1/2 Cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 Cup granulated white sugar
2 large eggs
1 Cup bananas, mashed with a fork (2 - 2 1/2
bananas) measure accurately!
1 T. vanilla extract (I like Tahitian)
1 1/2 Cups flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cinnamon (Cassia gives a nice homey taste)
1/2 t. nutmeg (freshly grated, if possible)
1/2 t. salt
1/2 Cup mini chocolate chips (semi sweet)
96 normal size Milk Chocolate Chips (4 - 5 T.)

Preheat the oven to 350F. Place a cooling rack on a cookie sheet and
arrange 2 Mini Kugelhopfs pans securely on the rack. This makes for
ease of handling and even baking. Cream together the butter and sugar
until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well
after each addition. Beat in the bananas - banana lumps should be
pressed out. Stir in the vanilla.

In a separate bowl, stir or sift together the flour, baking soda,
salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir into the bowl with the butter/banana
mixture and mix until just blended. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Spoon the batter into the Mini Kugelhopfs, filling 12 of the Mini
Kugelhopfs to barely above the inner line, between 1/4" to 1/3" below
the top. Don't refrigerate the remaining batter, just cover it with
plastic wrap and place in the coolest area of the room. If you
refrigerate you will have to alter the cooking time.

Bake for 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the side
center comes out clean. Allow to cool 10 minutes or so, and turn out
of the molds. Drop 4 Milk Chocolate Chips in each hole in the warm
Mini Kugelhopfs. They will soften enough to stir with a toothpick
just enough to make a smooth blob in the bottom of the tube. Turn the
molds inside out, cleanse and repeat the above instructions. Allow
them to cool completely before storing. This recipe makes 18
Gastroflex muffins, but then you don't have a way to add the surprise.

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