Ripen Banana Muffins

I had some very ripe bananas that I just had to use up because I didn't want to throw them away. Because we are trying to eat more vegetables and fruits, I decided that I would make something with them. I also had some praline walnuts that I made for Valentine's Dinner, so I threw some of them in the recipe.I also thought that I better write it down before I forgot how I made them.

• 5 ripen bananas
• 1 stick of butter, soften
• 1 cup brown sugar
  
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
  
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup oats
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup walnuts coarsely chopped
• 1 cup raisins

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Use cooking spray and spray the muffins pans.
   
3. Cream the butter and brown sugar.
4. Add eggs, one at a time.
5. Add the flour, oats, vanilla, nutmeg, and cinnamon; beat until well mixed.
6. Add walnuts and raisins; stir until well mixed.
7. Fill muffin pans to 2/3 full (I used an 1/4 cup to fill the individual muffin holes)
8. Bake for about 30 minutes.

Now, I forgot to add baking powder or soda, but the muffins did rise a little. They are going to have a heavier texture than your normal muffins, but while they were cooking, the aroma was so aromatic that you could smell them baking outside. A lady came to the door to inspect the outside of the house for the insurance company, and she said that the smell was making her hungry; I wonder if it is making the roofers hungry? I will give them one when they come out of the oven.

Okay, I tasted the muffins and they have a good flavor to them, but would be lighter if I had remembered to put in the baking powder.

If you would like the praline walnuts, here is what you do.

• 1 12 ounce bag of walnut halves
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup of honey

1. put all three ingredients in a skillet, and bring the water to a boil. Cook until all of the moisture is gone; use a low to medium heat and keep an eye on it so that the walnuts do not burn.

Like I said, I just threw some stuff together to make something out of the bananas, and now I have to come up with a name - if you can think of a good one, let me know.