Nancie's Pineapple Gem Muffins

1/2 cup butter or margarine (soft)
2/3 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bakinf soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon (you don't really need this if don't have it)
1 cup canned crushed pineapple with the juice
coconut - about 1/2 cup
chocolate chips

-Cream butter, sugar and egg until light
-Separately mix dry ingredients together
-Add to creamed mixture alternately with pineapple
- With all thes ingredients mixe, then add coconut and chips

Preheat oven to 350 F
Bake for 20-25 minutes, depending on size - makes about 12-14 large muffins

Nancie's Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
3 bananas
3 Tablespoons sour cream OR soured milk (add teaspoon of vinegar to sour the milk)
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour
chocolate chips

-Beat sugar and oil with electric mixer
-Add eggs then bananas - beat thoroughly
-Dissolve soda in sour cream (or milk)
-Slowly add soda mixture to banana mixture and continue mixing
-Add flour a bit add a time while continue to mix gently
-Add chocolate chips - as many as desired


Pre-heat oven to 400 F. This makes about 15 muffins. I usually do a dozen large and a dozen mini. You might be able to get 18 smaller muffins. I like to buy those paper muffin cups to put inside the tin - makes it nice and clean to remove and they are a little smaller.
Bake about 20-25 minutes depending on the size of muffin you do.
When tops are going brown and start to split - check with knife.