Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole-wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup wheat germ
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • Salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup mashed bananas (about 2 medium)
  • 1/3 cup 2 percent milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup blueberries

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, wheat germ, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars together in a separate bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the mashed bananas with the milk and vanilla.
  • With the mixer on low, alternately add one-third of the flour mixture and half of the banana mixture to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
  • Mix until just combined.
  • Fold in the blueberries.
  • Divide the batter among the muffin cups.
  • Bake 20 to 24 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  • Photograph by Christina Holmes