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Nigella banana muffin fiasco

31 replies

milkmoustache · 04/05/2009 16:19

Got How to be a Dom Goddess and settled down to make her banana muffins but they were a disaster. Re-read the recipe and noticed there is definitely no extra liquid (ie milk or buttermilk) alongside the ripe bananas, so was this a mis-print? Has anyone successfully tweaked the recipe, or is it down to me - surely not!

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mrsmaidamess · 04/05/2009 16:20

Don't know but loving the thread title.

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KirstyJC · 04/05/2009 16:23

Sorry, not tried these ones but can smell the chocolate muffins (from her Feast book) coming from the kitchen - DH & DS just made them!

No help to you I know but just wanted to let you know the receipe for these ones is spot on

(Hope they're cold enough to eat soon!)

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kellise · 04/05/2009 16:28

Never tweaked it but mine were dire too!! Have not attempted them again since, in fact its put me off using Bananas in any recepie since.

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TrillianAstra · 04/05/2009 16:35

I have a non-nigella banana muffin recipe for you, but it's in 'cups'. I uually guess and use a smallish mug.

Mix wet inredients:
2-3 mushy bananas
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil (I use sunflower)

Mix dry ingredients:
1 1/2 cups SR flour
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup brown sugar

Mix wet and dry ingredients, put into cake cases and bake at 180 C until done (when you poke a knife into the middle of one and it comes out clean)

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FaintlyMacabre · 04/05/2009 16:43

The Nigella banana muffins in that book are awful. If you want muffins, make the blueberry ones. If you want banana, make the loaf. Both turn out really well IME.

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TrillianAstra · 04/05/2009 16:46

Recipe for the blueberry ones please?

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lalalonglegs · 04/05/2009 16:48

Ha! Another victim of Nigella banana muffins - aren't they foul? Really beyond belief disgusting. I sent my thread on the subject to Nigella HQ but never heard back. I now use her blueberry recipe and substitute berries for bananas.

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lalalonglegs · 04/05/2009 16:49

Blueberry muffins page 72 of my copy.

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MarthaFarquhar · 04/05/2009 16:51

...me too

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lalalonglegs · 04/05/2009 17:02

Ooooh, Martha tell us more about the Apple and Walnut incident of 2006...

In her defence, I usually find her cakes pretty good (but halve the amount of sugar she uses - how the woman isn't insulin dependent, I have no idea). Try her sour cream chocolate cake just using 100g of icing sugar for the frosting

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pointydog · 04/05/2009 17:02

nigella ain't no cook

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BrendaAndEddie · 04/05/2009 17:06

They are vile

nicer raw than cooked

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MollieO · 04/05/2009 17:14

Seems that even her family won't eat hercooking!

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RibenaBerry · 04/05/2009 17:15

That happened to me too. Normally make her banana loaf, which works well, but tried the muffins for a change and they were dire. They didn't rise, or cook through in the stated time, and by the time the middles were done the outsides were like rock...

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pointydog · 04/05/2009 17:16

she cobbles things together, revels in including lots of fatty sugary processed things and just happened to strike it lucky.

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BlingDreaming · 05/05/2009 10:57

I do her banana muffins and find them fine - this is the one with the bananas, honey and butter? We use wholewheat flour instead of white flour and I normally up the amount of honey and banana as otherwise it's a bit too floury. But we like them and the fact that they're not filled with sugar.

I was thinking of adding a spoon of yoghurt next time and less extra honey.

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tiokiko · 05/12/2010 17:28

Aargh, I wish I'd checked MN before making these bloody muffins!

They are rubbish - allegedly makes 24 but made 8 plus 4 tiny mini ones; the normal sized ones were almost burned after 10 minutes and they just taste all weird and floury with a tough texture.

I did think it was odd that there was no egg/milk etc in the recipe but thought I would press on.

Luckily I was making them as a trial for DD's birthday party next weekend so not a disaster but a pain.

I've made her banana bread a few times and it was great, but wanted something with less sugar.

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shoofly · 08/12/2010 00:30

the ones from domestic goddess are VILE - these are the ones you want from Nigella Express - they are great and v quick and easy - DS prefers them with white choc chips, I prefer with dark and DH will eat any variation. I have brought a bag of butterscotch chips back from USA as they are good with those as well- They are the home for all black bananas in our house!

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MrsKitty · 08/12/2010 02:54

Ooh, yes, the ones from Nigella Express are Yum. Made them and iced them with caramel icing for DDs birthday.

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JarethTheGoblinKing · 08/12/2010 03:00

borls.

1 ripe banana
(weigh your eggs)
1 egg
weight of eggs for:
SR flour
sugar
butter
1/2 tsp baking powder.

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CountBapula · 08/12/2010 03:04

Yup, another vote for the ones from Nigells Express. Also in that book is pear and ginger muffins - I use apples and cinnamon and they are divine.

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MaisonCupcakeBlog · 18/12/2010 11:53

Oh dear... must investigate. I normally make her Nigella Express breakfast muffins or Donna Hay ones.

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NQTmumGreenwich · 22/12/2011 20:04

I can't believe I'm reading this...there is also another misprint in Nigella's '...domestic goddess' she says to put a tablespoon of salt in her White bread recipe - I tried this as a first timer and had to throw the lot in the bin, they were so salty! I thought I'd misread the recipe when I liked at other bread recipes which call for a teaspoon of salt, but looked again and it is her mistake - domestic goddess indeed! More like domestic disaster! Good luck with your banana muffins ladies!

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Joellybaby · 20/02/2012 16:36

I dunno what's gone wrong for you all but I've made these tons and tons of times with no problems. They are really yummy and healthy, and everyone seems to like them - the last batch all polished off. Score they even cooled down. Are you overmixing it maybe? That would make them tough. I think you do need very ripe bananas, and be generous with the honey. It makes a thick mix but bakes well. I do only get 6 muffins out of the recipe rather than 12 - using a large silicone muffin tray and keeping bake time the same.

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neolara · 20/02/2012 16:39

I made those muffins too. They were bloody terrible. I think it's just a crap recipe.

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