Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

These come out perfect every time even in high altitude

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 eggs

1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 1 Tbl. warm water

1 tsp. salt

1 1/2 Tbl. buttermilk or sour milk

2-3 really super ripe bananas 

2 cups flour

1 cup assorted mix-ins (candied fruit, nuts, chocolate chips.... I prefer 100% chocolate...)

Directions

1. With a hand mixer, cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and beat well. Add soda water, salt, and buttermilk and combine. 

2. Coarsely mash bananas and stir in. If you're planning on eating the muffins hot, leave chunks of banana because they become AMAZING melty pockets of sweetness... But, if you're one of those people who let muffins cool before eating them... .you'll probably want to make everything nice and smooth so they don't get... moisty.

3. With a rubber spatula, fold in the flour and chocolate chips until just combined. 

Makes 18 muffins.

Bake at 325 F for 12-15 minutes until nicely browned on the outside and when a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out mostly clean (the banana pockets might stick a bit...)

Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 1 week.