Stud Muffin: Banana Nut

I am a sucker for a good muffin, and I really enjoy making muffins.  So this next recipe series will be devoted to muffins.  When I was a little girl, my mom and I would make muffins from a mix.  I like how the mix muffins always come out perfectly, with little domes on top.  I like these banana nut muffins, because, like the mixes, they always come out perfectly.  Every.  Single.  Time.  If you have any consistently good muffin recipes, please share!  I go this banana nut recipe from here, and unlike many recipes, it needs very little alteration.  The original recipe says that it makes 6 muffins, but it makes 8 for me.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup mashed bananas, about 2 bananas
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts (the original recipe called for walnuts, but I've also used pecans)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a stand mixer cream butter and sugar.  Add egg, vanilla, and banana, and mix thoroughly.  In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.  Add flour mixture to the banana mixture and mix until just incorporated.  Fold in nuts.  Fill muffin cups to about 2/3 full.  Bake for about 24 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.  Cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.