{"slug":"banana-muffins","collection":"recipes","is_recipe":true,"visibility":"public","title":"Banana Muffins","description":"Warmly spiced banana muffins made with seven-grain cereal and spelt flour, with molasses and applesauce adding depth and natural sweetness.","body_md":"\n\nThis recipe is derived from **7-Grain Muffins** and modified include ripe bananas\nand accompanying spices.\n\n## Yield\n\n-   Makes about 12 muffins.\n\n## Special Equipment\n\n-   Muffin 12-cup tin\n-   Muffin cups (if needed/desired)\n\n## Preheat Oven\n\n-   Preheat over to 400°F\n\n## Ingredients\n\n-   140g (5oz / 1 cup) seven-grain cereal\n-   2 ripe bananas, mashed\n-   22g (1oz / 1 tablespoon) molasses\n-   64g (2oz / ¼ cup) applesauce\n-   300ml (1¼ cups) buttermilk\n-   115g (4oz / 1 cup) spelt flour\n-   1 teaspoon baking powder\n-   1 teaspoon ground ginger\n-   2 teaspoons ground cinnamon\n-   4 cloves, ground\n-   ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg\n-   ½ teaspoon baking soda\n-   ½ teaspoon salt\n-   1 egg, slightly beaten\n\n## Preparation\n\n### Prep Muffin Tin\n\n1.  Place muffin cups in tin.\n2.  Spray each cup with non-stick cooking spray.\n\n### Hydrate 7-Grain Cereal\n\nIn a medium bowl, combine and let stand for 30 minutes:\n\n1.  Seven-grain cereal\n2.  Apple Sauce\n3.  Molasses\n4.  Buttermilk\n\n### Combine Dry Ingredients\n\nWhile the cereal hydrates, in a large bowl combine:\n\n1.  Spelt flour\n2.  Baking powder\n3.  Ginger\n4.  Cinnamon\n5.  Nutmeg\n6.  Cloves\n7.  Baking soda\n8.  Salt\n\nMake a well in the center of dry mixture; set aside.\n\n### Combine Dry and Wet\n\n1.  Stir **mashed bananas** into **buttermilk mixture**.\n2.  Stir **beaten egg** into **buttermilk mixture**.\n3.  Add **buttermilk mixture** all at once to **dry mixture**.\n4.  Stir just until moistened.\n5.  Fill the muffin cups three-fourths full of batter.\n\n## Bake\n\n1.  Bake in a **400°F** oven about **17 minutes**.\n2.  Cool on a wire rack **5 minutes**.\n3.  Remove from cups; serve immediately.\n\n\n## Notes\n\n- **Unit repair (2026-07-30):** the ounce figures in this recipe were placeholders, not conversions — everything between 14g and 40g had been written \"(1oz)\" and everything between 43g and 65g \"(2oz)\". The gram weights are correct and unchanged; only the bogus ounce fragments are removed. Where a spoon or cup measure sat in the same parentheses it is kept, since that one is real.\n","draft":false,"servings":"12","prep_time":"40 minutes","cook_time":"17 minutes","total_time":"57 minutes","created_at":"2021-08-02T21:05:34Z","updated_at":"2026-08-27T21:26:17.282449Z","categories":["Breakfast"],"tags":["banana","Spelt"],"methods":["Baked"],"themes":["Vegetarian"],"ingredients":[{"section":"","items":["-   140g (5oz / 1 cup) seven-grain cereal","-   2 ripe bananas, mashed","-   22g (1 tablespoon) molasses","-   64g (¼ cup) applesauce","-   300ml (1¼ cups) buttermilk","-   115g (4oz / 1 cup) spelt flour","-   1 teaspoon baking powder","-   1 teaspoon ground ginger","-   2 teaspoons ground cinnamon","-   4 cloves, ground","-   ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg","-   ½ teaspoon baking soda","-   ½ teaspoon salt","-   1 egg, slightly beaten"],"parsed":[{"raw":"-   140g (5oz / 1 cup) seven-grain cereal","qty":140,"unit":"g","item":"seven-grain cereal"},{"raw":"-   2 ripe bananas, mashed","qty":2,"item":"ripe bananas","prep":"mashed"},{"raw":"-   22g (1 tablespoon) molasses","qty":22,"unit":"g","item":"molasses"},{"raw":"-   64g (¼ cup) applesauce","qty":64,"unit":"g","item":"applesauce"},{"raw":"-   300ml (1¼ cups) buttermilk","qty":300,"unit":"ml","item":"buttermilk"},{"raw":"-   115g (4oz / 1 cup) spelt flour","qty":115,"unit":"g","item":"spelt flour"},{"raw":"-   1 teaspoon baking powder","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"baking powder"},{"raw":"-   1 teaspoon ground ginger","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"ground ginger"},{"raw":"-   2 teaspoons ground cinnamon","qty":2,"unit":"tsp","item":"ground cinnamon"},{"raw":"-   4 cloves, ground","qty":4,"unit":"clove","item":"ground"},{"raw":"-   ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg","qty":0.5,"unit":"tsp","item":"ground nutmeg"},{"raw":"-   ½ teaspoon baking soda","qty":0.5,"unit":"tsp","item":"baking soda"},{"raw":"-   ½ teaspoon salt","qty":0.5,"unit":"tsp","item":"salt"},{"raw":"-   1 egg, slightly beaten","qty":1,"item":"egg, slightly beaten"}]}],"related":[{"slug":"7-grain-muffins","title":"7-Grain Muffins","relation":"variant"}],"servings_int":12,"qc":{"status":"passed","last_checked_at":"2026-08-27T21:28:28.348154Z","checked_by":"robert@sigler.io","standard_version":"2026-07-30","findings_count":0,"stale":false}}