Banana Chocolate Mini Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (from 2-3 medium bananas)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup sweetened whipped cream
• currants for garnish (optional)

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line mini muffin pan(s) with the paper liners. In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Add mashed banana, butter and milk. Beat with electric mixer on low speed until well blended, then on high speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and the remaining flour; continue mixing until well combined. Fold chocolate chips into the batter with rubber spatula.
• Drop a teaspoonful of batter into each muffin pan, filling each 2/3 full. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove muffins from the pans, cool completely on wire rack. 
• Top with sweetened whipped cream and currants (optional)

Makes about 48 mini muffins or 24 regular muffins.