Good Ol' Banana Muffins

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

3 medium rip bananas, mashed

2 cups self rising flour*

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup chopped pecans*

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Stir in pecans. Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake at 350 for 20 -25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan before removing to wire rack.

Yield:14 muffins

* As a substitute for each cup of self rising flour, place 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a measuring cup. Add all purpose flour to measure one cup.(this is what I did, it worked fine)

I also added about 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, 1/4 cup pecan chips, and a handful of chocolate chips. DH loves these, and has been raving over them. I made them to freeze and pack in his lunch for breakfast.