Chocolate Banana Muffins

Chocolate Banana Muffins

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 egg
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ripe bananas, mashed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place muffin cups in
muffin tins. Mix sugar, applesauce and egg until
creamy and light yellow. Add bananas and vanilla.
Add flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Stir until
smooth. Spoon batter into muffin tins. Top with
course sugar if desired. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes,
until toothpick poked in center muffin comes out
clean. Makes approximately 24 muffins.