Date and Banana Muffins …
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Serves: 20
 
Ingredients …
  • 1 ½ cups fresh dates (approx. 13 large dates), pitted and chopped into small pieces
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 tspn Bicarb Soda
  • 1 ¼ cups water
  • 2 cups self-raising flour
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tspn cinnamon
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 ½ tspns vanilla
  • 3 medium bananas, peeled and mashed
Method …
  1. Preheat oven to 180C and spray and lightly grease two 12-hole muffin trays.
  2. Place dates, butter, water and bicarb soda in a small saucepan, bring to the boil, cook for 30 seconds, remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  3. Sift self-raising flour, sugar and cinnamon into a bowl and make a well in the centre.
  4. Add date mixture, eggs, vanilla and bananas and stir to combine. Be careful not to over mix, mixture should be lumpy.
  5. Spoon mixture into lightly greased muffin trays and fill each muffin hole approximately three quarters. Mixture will make approximately 20 muffins.
  6. Bake for approx. 19 – 20 minutes or test with a skewer which should come out cleanly.
  7. Remove from oven and place muffins onto cooling rack.
Recipe by Mrs Organised at http://www.mrsorganised.com.au/2015/02/18/date-and-banana-muffins/