WALNUT DATE MUFFINS

WALNUT DATE MUFFINS image

Categories Muffin

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

3/4 cup whole-wheat flour, spooned and leveled
3/4 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 3/4 teaspoons pumpkin-pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup light (mild) molasses
6 tablespoons light olive, canola, or safflower oil
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 cup pitted dates, coarsely chopped

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper liners. In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, brown sugar, pumpkin-pie spice, baking soda, and salt. 2. In a separate bowl combine milk, molasses, oil, and eggs; stir into dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and dates. 3. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 23 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan, and then remove and cool to room temperature.