Once upon a time there was a pathetic looking banana hanging around the kitchen.

He was the last one from his bunch and for a reason unbeknownst to him, he was being neglected.

Oh he was being touched, most days several times as he found himself on several different objects in and around the kitchen; on top of the cupboard, on the counter near the Keurig, on top of the toaster oven, etc. but no one would eat him.

He was becoming sick with worry.

What would be his fate?

Then came a chilly dark night and a woman in a fuzzy dark robe.

“Anyone want to make mini banana muffins?” she hollered all through out the house

And to the lonely almost completely over ripe bananas delight came a brilliant shrilling sound….

two small voices, in unison calling back, “YESSSSSSSSS we do.”

And so became a recipe – created, baked and enjoyed by the wonderful family who knew just what to do with the lonely pathetic looking banana!

One Banana – Mini Banana Muffins

**Find helpers with little hands to fetch all the following**

Ingredients:

1 (pathetic looking) large (almost over ripe) banana

1 egg (beat lightly) mixed with Almond-vanilla Milk (tasted amazing!) to make 1 cup ( or use regular milk if you need)

1 stick (1/2 cup) – softened butter

1 tsp (plus a little) vanilla

1 1/2 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1 tsp Baking S-o-d-a

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Oven to 350

Spray mini muffin pans with cooking spray

Plop everything into one bowl.  Squish and mush and mix until lumps are gone or close to it.

Fill muffin pans

Bake time for mini muffins was between 8-10 minutes

You can certainly make normal size muffins or a bread but bake time will vary

Recipe yields: 3 1/2 dozen mini’s

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Find same helpers as above to feed warm muffins too

Watch and smile in delight as they squeal and beg for “just 1 more!!”

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And everyone lived happily ever after

(with no more pathetic looking bananas in sight)

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The end.