Banana Crumb Muffins

Bananas are great in any dessert :p

Preheat oven to 350f grease or line 12 muffin tins with paper liners.

Prepare the crumb topping: in a small bowl , whisk together flour , sugar and salt.

Cut shortening into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.

Larger crumbs are a bit more desirable.

Stir in the mashed banana and set bowl aside.

Prepare the batter: in a medium bowl , sift together flour , baking soda , baking powder and salt.

In a large bowl , whisk together sugar , vegetable oil , buttermilk , egg , bananas and vanilla.

Pour flour mixture into banana mixture and stir until batter is just combined.

Spoon into muffin tins , filling each 2 / 3 full.

Top each muffin with crumb mixture , dividing it evenly.

Bake for 18-21 minutes , until a tester comes out clean and the muffins spring back when gently touched.

all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar, vegetable oil, buttermilk, egg, mashed banana, vanilla, flour, shortening