Banana babies

So, it's Sunday afternoon and I have a pile of marking to do. The worst strategy reports I've ever seen - how on earth are these third year economics students about to graduate with degrees? Judging from their writing, some of them barely made it through high school.

Anyway, I thought I'd make something yummy to lubricate the process. Obligatory glass of chardonnay in hand, I scoured my cupboard to decide what to make. The blackened bananas in my fruit bowl decided for me.
Banana, bran and cashew deliciousness - yum!

I'm not generally wild about sweet things, so this has less sugar than any recipe I've ever seen. The additional bran also makes it a healthier version of any usual muffin recipe.
Sometimes I make an apple variety – with 2 peeled and roughly chopped apples and two teaspoons of cinnamon instead of the banana and cashew nuts. Both are delicious :)

(Makes about 12)
You need:

• An egg (I borrowed one from Debbie in my complex)
• A cup of white cake flour
• Half a cup of bran
• 100g butter, melted
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder (if you want to make a loaf instead of muffins, reduce the baking powder to just 1 teaspoon)
  
• 2 mashed bananas
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup cashew nuts, roughly chopped

Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees, grease and lightly flour a muffin tray
Cream the butter and the sugar
Add all of the dry ingredients
Add the mashed banana
Add the cashew nuts
Stir with a wooden spoon
Spoon into the muffin tray and pop into the oven
Should cook for under 15 minutes. If you have an uneven oven like mine, rotate the tray after 5 minutes.
Check after 10 minutes - if a knife into one of them comes out clean (ie no batter, maybe just crumbs), then they're done.

Don't forget the Chardonnay!