Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup walnut oil
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar (to taste)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup potato starch
  • 3/4 cup matzo meal
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup walnuts or 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
  • 1 1/3 cups ripe bananas, mashed

Method

  • Spray a muffin tin with vegetable oil or line with muffin papers.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat oil with sugar.
  • Add eggs one at a time and continue beating.
  • Add mashed bananas and combine well.
  • Combine matzo cake meal, potato starch, cream of tartar, baking soda, and ground cinnamon.
  • Add the chopped nuts.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the egg - banana mixture, until just combined.
  • Do not overmix.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tins, filling them to the top.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes until the top is brown and a toothpick inserted in the center has moist crumbs.