In early September, our dear friends came for a visit and JT and I planned a full schedule of fun activities! We went hiking at a conservation area, saw King Lear in High Park (which turned out to be reimagined from a female perspective, Queen Lear), we traveled to Montreal for a few days with a stop in Kingston to visit the newly refurbished Kingston Penitentiary. The time went quickly and a much-needed fix with special friends. Our days were packed, so I made these Banana Bran Muffins for a breakfast on the morning we went hiking, as we were also having lunch at an adorable little cafe near the conservation area. Scroll down to see a few pics of Kingston Pen.
Banana Bran Muffins with Belgian Milk Chocolate Chunks
Original recipe from Company’s Coming, Muffins and More by Jean Paré.
Makes about 10-12 medium-sized muffins
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Ingredients:
- 128 g (1 cup) flour
- 60 g (1 cup) all bran cereal
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips or chunks (I used Belgian milk chocolate chunks)
- 60 g (1/4 cup) coconut oil
- 75 g (1/2 cup) coconut sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 65 mL (1/4 cup) sour milk (milk with 1/4 tsp lemon juice)
- 250 mL (3 medium or 1 cup) bananas, mashed
Directions:
- Pre-heat the oven to 400° F (200° C). Prepare muffin pans by spraying with non-stick spray.
- Combine flour, bran, baking powder and soda and salt in a bowl and mix.
- Cream coconut oil and sugar with 1 egg until well blended and add the other egg and beat well. Combine the soured milk and mashed bananas and mix well.
- Pour into the dry mixture and mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared muffin cups to about 3/4 full.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
- Cool slightly and serve.
These muffins have excellent texture from the moistness of the bananas and the bran cereal.
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- An old postcard of the Penetentiary
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- Riots of 1932, 1954 and 1971
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- Our tour guide
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- Happy Prisoner
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- High Security Visitors Cubicles
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- These wings are called Ranges
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- Another Range
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- Interesting graffiti that wasn’t pornographic. Money for Salmon. Wasn’t there a song about that?
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- Centre dome where they typically changed out as each Range has a turn (eating, working etc).
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- Marital Conjugation Ward
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- Corrections Officer Tour Guide
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- Trades School
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- Matress Factory
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- Finally, where they belong!
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- This is what the original cell looked like
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- Last Century Prison Standard
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- Actual cell.
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- 21st Century Prison Standard
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- This is part of the mental health and senior’s wing
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- This is part of the mental health and senior’s wing
- These muffins are not nearly as sweet using coconut sugar as using regular white sugar.
