Date Bran Muffins
Prep time:
Baking time:
Makes:
12 muffins
Freezing:
excellent
Ingredients:
Filling
1 cup
(250 mL)
chopped dates
1 cup
(250 mL)
hot water
¼ cup
(50 mL)
packed brown sugar
1 tsp
(5 mL)
lemon juice
Muffin
1 1/2 cups
(375 mL)
natural bran
3/4 cup
(175 mL)
Five Roses® All Purpose Bleached White Flour
1 tsp
(5 mL)
baking soda
1 tsp
(5 mL)
salt
1
egg
¼ cup
(50 mL)
packed brown sugar
1 tbsp
(15 mL)
Vegetable or Canola oil
1 cup
(250 mL)
buttermilk or sour milk
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease or line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
- Filling: Place dates, hot water, brown sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Stirring occasionally, simmer until thickened. Set aside to cool.
- Muffin: Combine bran, flour, baking soda and salt in large mixing bowl.
- Beat egg, brown sugar, oil and buttermilk together thoroughly in a separate large mixing bowl.
- Add egg mixture all at once to bran mixture. Stir just until moistened.
- Stir in date filling.
- Fill prepared muffin cups 3/4 full.
- Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.