Sourdough Buttermilk Banana Oat Coconut Muffins
- 2 large bananas
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup neutral oil
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup starter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup oats
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, optional
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped, optional
- 3 Tbsp shredded sweetened coconut, optional
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease or line a muffin tin paper liners, makes 16.
- In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to cream together bananas. Add oil, buttermilk, sugar, egg, starter and vanilla; beat about two minutes.
- Add in the baking powder, soda, & salt and mix briefly.
- Add in oats & flour, mix with hand mixer until just combined. Fold in mix-ins (coconut, walnuts and or chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter equally among the muffins, filling almost to the top of the muffin tin. Sprinkle with more coconut.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking another 14 to 16 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Once fully cooked, remove from oven.
- Let muffins cool for 5 minutes in the pan before removing them and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.