Banana Pumpkin Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 Cups all purpose flour
• 2 Teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 Teaspoon baking soda
• 1 Teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 Teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 Cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 Cup olive oil
• 1/4 Cup salted butter (melted)
• 2 bananas (ripe, mashed)
• 3/4 Cup pumpkin puree
• 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 Cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 Cup light brown sugar (packed)
• 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 Tablespoons butter (melted)

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Make the Streusel: ---

2. 2

   Mix the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl.

3. 3

   Add the butter to the dry mixture, mixing well with a fork.

4. 4

   --- Make the Muffins: ---

5. 5

   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

6. 6

   Place muffin or cupcake liners in a muffin pan. Set aside.

7. 7

   whisk: In a large mixing bowl, whisk the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

8. 8

   beat: In a mixing bowl, mix the eggs and granulated sugar with a hand mixer.

9. 9

   mix: Add in the olive oil and melted butter. Mix well.

10. 10

    mash: Mix in the mashed banana, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract until all ingredients are incorporated.

11. 11

    Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Mix well. If you are using a hand mixer add the flour mixture in 2 or 3 increments. I prefer to use a Danish dough whisk and mix until the flour is incorporated.

12. 12

    scoop: Use a large cookie scoop (3 tablespoons), to scoop the muffin batter into the muffin pan.

13. 13

    Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of the streusel mixture on each of the muffins.

14. 14

    Bake for 5 minutes

15. 15

    decrease temperature: Decrease the oven to 350 degree F and bake for 15 to 17 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle.

16. 16

    Cool the muffins in the pan for 4 or 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.