Banana Monkey Bread Muffins

I first wanted to make a banana bread pudding but I decided to just make these muffins instead. They turned out amazing and the best part about them is that you can pull them apart while eating them. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and there is no sugar in the dough so their sugar cinnamon coating is what makes them sweet. Make sure to use ripe bananas that have been sitting around for awhile and are brown because they have the best flavour! Oooo Ooo Ahhh Ahhh

Banana monkey bread muffins

dough

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup chilled shortening
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 ripe bananas, mashed

coating

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan or use silpat

3. Sir together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda.

4. Cut in shortening until mixture is lumpy

5. Add in mashed bananas and milk and stir together with a fork lightly

6. Knead dough on floured surface adding flour if its sticky

7. Roll into teaspoon sized balls and dunk each ball into melted butter mixture then sugar and cinnamon mixture to coat

8. Place 5-6 balls in each muffin tin

9. Bake for 20 minutes until toothpick comes out clean