♥ Banana Bran Muffins ♥

Ingredients:
•1/2 cup butter, softened
•1 cup sugar
•2 eggs
•3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
•1/2 cup buttermilk
•1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
•1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•4 cups raisin bran
•1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
•1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions:
•In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, bananas and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in the cereal, chocolate chips and pecans.

• Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 23-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

Yield: 2 dozen.

~~ Quick Cooking September/October 2002~~