Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware

4 medium over ripe bananas, or 5 small or 3 large; 1/2 cup melted butter; 3/4 cup sugar;2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 tbl black coffee; 1 tsp baking soda; 2 cups flour; 1/4 cup buttermilk; 1 cup chopped nuts; 10 oz bittersweet chocolate chips.  Oven at 350.  Makes 16 to 18. 

Nothing has to be beat to death, so you don’t need to use a mixer.  Mash bananas.  Mix in slightly cooled melted butter.  Mix in sugar, eggs, coffee, and vanilla.  Add soda and salt.  Mix in half the flour, then milk, then the rest of the flour.  Fold in nuts, then chips.  Grease muffin tins or use liners.   Bake 25 to 30 minutes.