Glazed Honeymoon Muffins

This recipe is featured in Liz Curtis Higgs’s novel, Mixed Signals

A brief back story to this recipe from Liz is, believe it or not, she and Bill created this together! She’s says it’s representative of their personalities since they’re “as different as bananas and nuts!” Only Liz…

Sidebar: It’s been my delirious delight to have eaten dozens, by now, of Bill’s homemade yeast rolls. The first time he brought them to a dinner party where we all were together I was stunned to know this was a regular occurrence in the Higgs’ house. I’ve learned to request them if they’re coming here for dinner. (I keep threatening to move into their guest room.)

The below recipe for muffins has fantastic ingredients, which is why they are so good, slathered with the glaze that well, makes my mouth water just to read it, much less eat the muffin! I’m tempted to try this with a few chocolate chips thrown in as well.

Why not?

Here’s Lizzie:

Ingredients:
Muffins:
½ cup BUTTER, softened
½ cup sugar
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup honey
2 cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup roasted and salted peanuts, chopped
Glaze:
2 Tablespoons BUTTER, softened
2 Tablespoons honey

Directions:
Muffins:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

• Cream BUTTER.

• Add sugar. Beat well.

• Stir in bananas, eggs, and honey.

• Blend sifted flour, soda, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir into banana mixture.

• Add peanuts and stir until just combined.

• Bake in greased muffin tins for 25-30 minutes or until muffins spring back when tested.

Glaze:

• Combine butter and honey in small bowl and stir until smooth.

• Brush warm muffins with glaze. Serve warm.