My Mama’s Banana Muffins

As a kid, my mom made banana muffins often. She would call the ones that ran over the edge to form a bigger top, “runaway muffins”. I can remember wanting to be the first one to pick a muffin so that I would be guaranteed one of the “runaways”. Now, since I’m an adult and I can make them like I want, I make ALL of them to be “runaways”.

What’s funny about this recipe is that for about 2 years straight, every time I wanted to make banana muffins, I had to call my mom to get the recipe. I’d write it down on a scrap piece of paper and then lose it, which then made it a necessity to call her again when I needed the recipe. I seriously think it was a subconscious thing. I didn’t really want that recipe written and saved, because if it was, I wouldn’t have to call my Mama for it. It became such a joke, everytime I had to call her once again for the infamous banana muffin recipe. Now, I have the recipe written on a piece of paper, tacked on a magnetic strip in my kitchen. Sometimes, I think about throwing it away, just so I’ll have reason to call for it again.

Here’s the infamous recipe (originally taken from the back of a box of Bisquick):

1 egg

2 c. bisquick

3-4 mashed bananas (very ripe)

1/4 cup sugar

2 T. milk

2 T. melted butter

Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes, or until light golden.

~Makes about 12