Heidi's Baking Challenge - Muffins

Hello everyone, I hope you are well?  I haven't been posting much lately because we are rather busy getting ready for our trip to Cape Town - packing, preparing and arranging things for our new baby!  Only four more sleeps left which is a bit daunting, but certainly very exciting! 

I decided to enter my dear friend's fortnightly baking challenge again.  Her current theme is 'Muffins'.  She is also offering a prize, so please hop over to her blog and see if you can take part!  You can enter via email, too if you don't have a blog.  My entry is 'Apple, Date and Spice Muffins' which I made for our morning snack the other day.

The Recipe...

Makes about: 6 muffins.

Baking time: 15-20 minutes

half a cup wholewheat flour

half a teaspoon baking powder

half a cup white self-raising flour

half a teaspoon ground all-spice

1 third of a cup soft, brown sugar

1 quarter of a cup chopped prunes or dates

80 g butter, soft

1 egg, lightly beaten

140 g apple puree (you can steam and mash your own)

1.Preheat oven to moderate 180 deg. Grease muffin pan with butter and sprinkle with flour.

2.Sift flours and spice into a medium mixing bowl. Add sugar and chopped prunes or dates.

3.Make a hole in the centre. Add combined butter, apple and egg. Stir until mixture is smooth, but do not overbeat.

4.Bake for 15-20 minutes or until lightly golden. Serve muffins warm or cold. Store in an airtight container for up to two days (ours don't last that long!)

Tip:

Do not over- beat muffins or they will be tough. Stir until just combined.

We always double our recipe at least, as one is definately not enough!

The Result...

Blessings,

Kelly-Anne