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Banana Almond Sourdough Muffins

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40 min

12 servings

While creating these muffins I thought I was soooo clever. Like whoa these are gluten free, can easily be dairy free, refined sugar free… and then I realized that they have sourdough starter in them and sourdough starter is very much not gluten free. Though the other two still stand! I use whole milk which can easily be subbed for plant AND there is olive oil in place of butter. They also only have ΒΌ cup of sweetener and I used maple syrup to keep them refined sugar free. We use almond flour/meal in place of more wheat flour which makes them protein filled and easy to digest!

Ingredients

β€’ 3/4 cup, 200g 100% hydration sourdough starter/discard
β€’ 3 bananas, about 300 to 320 g
β€’ 2 eggs
β€’ 1/4 cup olive oil, about 50g
β€’ 1/4 cup milk of choice, about 50g
β€’ 1/4 cup maple syrup, about 50 g
β€’ 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
β€’ 1/8 tsp almond extract
β€’ 2 1/2 cups, about 240g almond flour/meal
β€’ 2 tsp baking powder
β€’ 2 tsp baking soda
β€’ 1/4 tsp salt
β€’ 3 oz bar dark chocolate

Directions

1.
Preheat oven to 350F and prep 12 muffin tins. I use cast iron muffin tins. You can spray with coconut oil or brush on olive oil or butter.
2.
Add bananas to a large bowl and mash until they are a thick paste. Add in the other wet ingredients and mix to combine.
β€’ 310 bananas, about 300 to 320 g
β€’ 3/4 cup, 200g 100% hydration sourdough starter/discard
β€’ 2 eggs
β€’ 1/4 cup olive oil, about 50g
β€’ 1/4 cup milk of choice, about 50g
β€’ 1/4 cup maple syrup, about 50 g
β€’ 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
β€’ 1/8 tsp almond extract
3.
In a separate bowl, whisk to combine the dry ingredients.
β€’ 2 1/2 cups, about 240g almond flour/meal
β€’ 2 tsp baking powder
β€’ 2 tsp baking soda
β€’ 1/4 tsp salt
4.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined.
5.
Use a rolling pin or knife to break up the chocolate bar into chip sized pieces. Keep about 4 tbsp reserved. Add the remaining chocolate to the batter and mix again to combine.
β€’ 3 oz bar dark chocolate
6.
Use a 1/4 measuring cup to spoon batter into the prepped muffin tins. You may have some batter leftover so just fill every tin up to 3/4 full. Top with the reserved chocolate pieces.
7.
Bake at 350F for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly dry. It may still be a taddddd wet because they're moist muffins, but you don't want globs of raw batter.
8.
Let the muffins cool in their tins, then once easy to handle transfer them to cool fully on a wire rack or plate.
9.
I personally like them best toasted with some extra butter, but they're delicious just on their own.
10.
ENJOY!

Banana Almond Sourdough Muffins

thetessasmith

Cook

40 min

While creating these muffins I thought I was soooo clever. Like whoa these are gluten free, can easily be dairy free, refined sugar free… and then I realized that they have sourdough starter in them and sourdough starter is very much not gluten free. Though the other two still stand! I use whole milk which can easily be subbed for plant AND there is olive oil in place of butter. They also only have ΒΌ cup of sweetener and I used maple syrup to keep them refined sugar free. We use almond flour/meal in place of more wheat flour which makes them protein filled and easy to digest!

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12 servings

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12 servings

US

original

metric

Ingredients

ΒΎ cup, 200g 100% hydration sourdough starter/discard

3 bananas, about 300 to 320 g

2 eggs

ΒΌ cup olive oil, about 50g

ΒΌ cup milk of choice, about 50g

ΒΌ cup maple syrup, about 50 g

1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

β…› tsp almond extract

2 Β½ cups, about 240g almond flour/meal

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

ΒΌ tsp salt

3 oz bar dark chocolate

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F and prep 12 muffin tins. I use cast iron muffin tins. You can spray with coconut oil or brush on olive oil or butter.

Step 2

Add bananas to a large bowl and mash until they are a thick paste. Add in the other wet ingredients and mix to combine.

300 - 320 bananas, about 300 to 320 g

ΒΎ cup, 200g 100% hydration sourdough starter/discard

2 eggs

ΒΌ cup olive oil, about 50g

ΒΌ cup milk of choice, about 50g

ΒΌ cup maple syrup, about 50 g

1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

β…› tsp almond extract

Step 3

In a separate bowl, whisk to combine the dry ingredients.

2 Β½ cups, about 240g almond flour/meal

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

ΒΌ tsp salt

Step 4

Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined.

Step 5

Use a rolling pin or knife to break up the chocolate bar into chip sized pieces. Keep about 4 tbsp reserved. Add the remaining chocolate to the batter and mix again to combine.

3 oz bar dark chocolate

Step 6

Use a 1/4 measuring cup to spoon batter into the prepped muffin tins. You may have some batter leftover so just fill every tin up to 3/4 full. Top with the reserved chocolate pieces.

Step 7

Bake at 350F for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly dry. It may still be a taddddd wet because they're moist muffins, but you don't want globs of raw batter.

Step 8

Let the muffins cool in their tins, then once easy to handle transfer them to cool fully on a wire rack or plate.

Step 9

I personally like them best toasted with some extra butter, but they're delicious just on their own.

Step 10

ENJOY!

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