Banana bread muffins

I'm sharing a recipe today!  Woot woot!!  I know.  Try to contain your excitement.  ;)  I may not be much of a chef and you may already have a great banana bread recipe, but I'm sharing this recipe anyway because, well I am just SO proud of myself.  I have finally mastered these babies  and let me tell you - for me to have mastered anything in the kitchen is reason to celebrate!  :) 

This is my mom's recipe and it is simple (for most people, me not included) and they are delicious.  My mom always makes loaves of bread.  I tried making loaves of bread multiple times and couldn't ever get the inside cooked right without burning the outside.  So I finally said - forget that, I'm making muffins.  I love the  muffins because aside from the fact that they are easier for me to cook, they are also easier to eat.  Just grab and go!  Perfect with OJ for a quick breakfast or to pack in school lunches.

So after making these only around 300 times I finally went from this...

{Exhibit A - proof that I have not always had these muffins mastered}

To this.  :)

3 crushed bananas

1 cup sugar

2 cups flour

1/2 cup shortening

2 beaten eggs

1 tbsp sour cream

1 tsp baking soda

1 tbsp vanilla

dash of salt

Bake for 25 minutes @ 350

Couple things to remember:  Use bananas that are just starting to go bad.  Mushy bananas always taste the best.  I like to crush the bananas first before I add the rest of the ingredients.  I also like to double this recipe because my family loves them (they're gone before I know it) and it's always fun to take a plate to a friend (a double batch makes around 33 muffins).  Don't forget the dash of salt like I did once (really does make a difference).   Don't use 1 tsp sour cream instead of 1 tbsp sour cream like I did once (also makes a difference).  Don't forget the flour like I did once (makes a big difference).  Don't under cook them.  Don't over cook them.  (Been there, done that, makes a difference.)  I think I've made every mistake possible with these muffins.  

But not anymore!  

That's right.  You're feeling my excitement now.  :)

Enjoy!