Date Muffins

A variation of an old family recipe and my daughter's favorite. These are addictive if you love dates! Use fresh whole dates for best results.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 146 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• ½ cup pitted and chopped dates

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease or line 10 cups of a muffin tin.

Step 2

Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add dates, separating the pieces as you drop them into the flour mixture. Mix to coat.

Step 3

Whisk buttermilk, egg, and butter together in a small bowl. Fold buttermilk mixture into flour mixture until just combined.

Step 4

Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the largest muffin comes out clean, about 15 minutes.