Banana Nut Muffins {With Candy}

Banana Nut Muffins {With Candy}

Adapted from Simply Recipes

*I used Toblerone candy bar in this recipe since it has honey and nuts it adds a little more deminsion to the muffin and you can't go wrong with the combination of chocolate and banana!

Ingredients
3 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cup of flour
1 cup chopped pecans

1/3 Toblerone candy bar, chopped

2 Tbsp. brown sugar to sprinkle on top

Directions
1 Preheat the oven to 350°F. Mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl.
2 Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla.
3 Sprinkle the baking powder over the mixture and mix in.
4 Add the flour, mix until it is just incorporated. Fold in the chopped pecans and candy bar.
5 Pour mixture into a prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle brown sugar on top for a little added sweetness and crunchy topping. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean, it's done. Cool on a rack.
Makes 12 muffins (plus a little extra batter, mine had enough to do 12 mini muffins as well)

Ham and Cheese Frittata

4 eggs
1/4 Cup milk
1/4 teaspoon dried cilantro
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup shredded cheese (we used the Mexican blend but any kind would do)
1/4 pound diced ham
1/4 Cup diced onion
1 Tablespoon butter

Melt butter in a medium sized oven safe frying pan. Add onion and saute until onions are slightly translucent. In a medium bowl beat eggs, milk, cilantro salt and pepper together. Add diced ham and 1/4 cup shredded cheese to egg mixture. Pour into the medium oven safe frying pan with the onion. Cook on stove top for approximately 5 minutes on low heat. Do not move or mix eggs once in the pan. You will see that the edges of the frittata are mostly done. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Bake in the oven for approximately 7 minutes. Depending on how your oven cooks you may need to broil for a few seconds at the end to get it golden brown on top. Make sure to remove the pan with a towel or pot holder, the handle is very hot! Slice into quarters and serve.

*This is just a basic recipe, you can obviously change things to your taste. I think that adding sauteed veggies or even salsa would be a nice variation.

Bang Up Banana Nut Muffins

Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 Cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 Cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon hot water
1 Cup mashed banana
1/2 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend flour, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon together in a bowl. In a separate bowl, beat together butter and sugar. Add the egg to the creamed butter and sugar mixture. In a small bowl mix together the hot water and baking soda until the baking soda dissolves. Add the mashed banana to the baking soda and water and add to butter/sugar mixture. Fold in dry ingredients. Add nuts or chocolate chips. Put into greased muffin tins, filling each 3/4 full. Bake for 22-25 minutes. Makes about 1 dozen muffins.
**I add both nuts and chocolate chips to mine and it turns out fine. I also sprinkle a little brown sugar on top of each muffin before going in to the oven so it comes out with a nice crust on top.

Quiche

2 pie crusts (prepared as directed)
1 Cup heavy cream
14 eggs
2 Cups cheese (whatever kind you like)
2 Cups (approx.) meat or veggies (cut into bit size pieces)
salt and pepper to taste

Bake pie crusts as directed. Beat together eggs, cream, salt and pepper until well blended. I try to beat the mixture until it is a little frothy. Sprinkle cheese into bottom of crust so that you put 1 cup per quiche. Place meat or veggies on top of cheese. Pour egg mixture over cheese and meat/veggies in each pie crust. The egg mixture should almost cover the cheese/meat/veggies. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.

*Some of my favorites are bacon and gruyere and it's super easy because the bacon is easy to crumble into bit size pieces. Swiss and ham is also a good variation. I have made one with spinach, artichokes and roasted red peppers. There are endless possibilities!

**Obviously you could half this recipe if you do not need 2 quiches.