Instructions: 1. Preheat your oven to 375 F. Organize all the room temperature ingredients and supplies.

2. Insert the 12 muffin wrappers into your muffin tin.

3. In a medium bowl, "lift and sift" together: 1 1/2 C "loose and level" organic unbleached white flour, 1T level baking powder, 1/2 t level baking soda, and 1/4 t salt.

4. Pour in 1/4 C poppy seeds, then "lift and sift" them into the flour mixture.

5. In a large bowl, cream 1 stick unsalted butter with 1/2 C sugar.

6. In a separate small bowl, beat 2 eggs.

7. In yet another small bowl mash 1 1/2 C very ripe bananas.

8. Combine the beaten eggs and mashed bananas in with the creamed butter + sugar, all in the largest bowl.

9. (Optional: if you like the taste of grated lemon peel, grate some lemon peel into the wet ingredients now.)

10. GENTLY stir and fold the dry flour mixture into the wet mixture, one third at a time. Do NOT overmix, please!

11. Scoop and drop 1/4 C measures of batter into your muffin wrappers.

12. Bake for 15 minutes at 375 F, until a "toothpick test" is clean.

13. Cool your baked muffins on a wire rack, still in the tin, for 15-30 minutes (good luck!), then eat right away or remove from tin and cool on the rack for two hours.

14. Place the muffins in clear view, so people will eat them very soon and demand you bake more immediately.

UTENSILS: measuring cups, measuring spoons, stirring spoon, spatula, mixing bowls, egg beater, towels, plastic wrap, baking sheet, cutting board, cooling rack, timer, scraper, sponge, scrub pad, pastry brush, thermometer, oven mitts, knife.

INGREDIENTS: butter, eggs, bananas, organic unbleached white flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, mashed bananas, lemon peel.

HELPFUL HINTS:
BAKING (Too long makes muffins dry; watch the tops brown)

DOUGH (Too sticky is better than too stiff)

EATING (Too soon after baking gives you indigestion)

MIXING and STIRRING (You dont need much with muffin batter)

BUTTER (Too much is better than too little)

PRE-HEATING (Too long or hot is better than too short or cool)

SALT (Too little is better than too much)

TEFLON MUFFIN TIN (Buy one! Heavy is better than light)

SUGAR (Too little is better than too much)

MILK (Room temperature is best with this recipe)

TEMPERATURES (You want everything to be room temp)

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