Sunny Weekend Mornings.

Blue sky and bright sunshine, after all the blustery winds and rain this winter and top that off with two Monkey-Moos letting us sleep in till after 8am - Is simply the most perfect way to start the day!

Sunny mornings call for impromptu batches of banana muffins! (do you really want to argue?)
Since it was still "Valentines" month, what better muffin cases to use than these gorgeous heart ones I received for Christmas. (all the way from New Zealand I should add)

You remember the vegan recipe I totally rave about. Well that's the way I started the morning. Filling the house with a warm baking smell. (I'd like to claim that it would remind me of mom's kitchen, but lets face it, she was never one for baking unless it was necessity! Don't get me wrong, she can whack out a batch of totally to die for muffins, biscuits, and loaf cakes, she just wouldn't choose to bake without a reason)

You can find full recipe and method here

Cup of tea and freshly baked muffins and we are ready to start planing our day. 

We couldn't possibly waste the glorious weather! Wellies on and out into the sunshine,we head off to our nearest city farm. We weren't the only family with that idea this morning.

It was busy.
Monkey-Moos didn't seem to mind. Owls,bunnies and cows, a couple pigs some sheep, horses and goats plus a stroll round the community garden and time to head home for lunch with four pairs of really muddy wellies!

Banana muffins- the Vegan ones!

This lovely sunny Sunday morning was calling out for some wholesome Banana goodness! I just couldn't resist making up a batch of these wonderful muffins. This recipe is one I'm always asked for, and it's simply a "No Fail" one for sure.

I've adapted and changed the original recipe to suit mine and littlest Monkey-Moos tastes. As an added bonus it's VEGAN friendly!

So in this glorious winter sunshine, I'm happily going to share, but do be aware that my amounts are not precise nor exactly the same each time. Occasionally I heap the sugar, sometimes I increase each ingredients just a little, and as a result some batches are not quite as good as other, fortunately none have ever been BAD!

It's simple and quick and often whipped up in a hurry for a mid morning baked snack. We do love our banana's and there is never a shortage of ripe ones in our home.

You will need:
4 Small ripe bananas or 3 Large ripe bananas
a cup of sugar (white or brown, whichever is handy)
1/3 cup of vegetable oil
pinch of salt
2 cups of flour
1tsp Bicarbonate of Soda

optional extras
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Walnuts
raisins
a little monkey helper!

Preheat your oven to 180'
Mash the banana's with a fork, mix in sugar and oil.
In another bowl combine Salt, bicarb, flour and cinnamon, as well as any other optionals you fancy. Lastly add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix.
Spoon into muffin cases and bake for 20-25 minutes

Allow to cool on a wire rack before you sink your teeth in!