Platt Discovery Cottage

Muffins!

February 10th, 2010

I’ve already done a few of the recipes from this book, and I’m totally a “start where you are” person.  I may go back and discuss them, but I’m going to start now with next recipe on my journey through the Baking Handbook. 

I love to bake.  I also really like muffins.  However, I don’t like dates and the recipe is for date bran muffins.  I have a recipe of my grandmother’s for raisin bran muffins which she made me for breakfast every day during the summers (which I spent with her).  Now, those are good.  These have dates and so I didn’t try them.  I know, you are always supposed to taste things before giving them to other people.  I couldn’t.

I had to weigh the dates I had (I usually have dates on hand as I intend to make sticky toffee pudding, Colin’s favourite dessert, but never do).  Pit them first actually, which is really easy to do when they are fresh.  (I’ve attempted to do it on not-so-fresh ones and it’s really a chore.)  Then I chopped them.

Not sure what it is I have against dates, really.

I then stirred them into the batter, which was a bit tricky since the batter was, ummm, dense and the dates were sticky.  Hard to get them evenly distributed, really.

Then I put them in a well-buttered muffin tin and popped them into the oven. 

Here’s the finished product while it cools.

The kids ate three apiece through the afternoon (one was enough for lunch!).  I had two friends drop by separately and they each had one.  Both raved, one saying it was the best date muffin she’s had and she loves dates muffins.  So, even though I can’t speak for the muffins, there you go - they are tasty.  I wont be making them again.

Enjoying the journey!  Amanda

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