Date Muffins
An old-fashioned date muffin recipe.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Australian
Keyword: date muffins
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 204kcal
Muffins
- 30 grams butter (or 2 tablespoons)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup pitted dates, chopped roughly
- 1 lemon
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups wholemeal SR flour (if using plain wholemeal flour add 4 teaspoons baking powder)
- 1 pinch salt
Optional icing
- 150 grams Philadelphia cream cheese
- ¼ cup icing sugar
- 2 chopped pitted dates
- handful chopped walnuts
Muffins
Cream butter and sugar.
Sift flour (and baking powder if you're using plain flour). Add any wholemeal husks from the sieve back into the sifted flour.
Add all other ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture and mix well.
Spoon into muffin pan (makes 12).
Bake in a moderate oven for 15-20 minutes.
Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 222mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 283IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg