Recipe

Pumpkin Date Muffins

Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 12 muffins

Muffins


1¾ cup flour (150g) 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon allspice ¾ cup pumpkin puree	⅓ cup honey or molasses ½ cup oil ⅓ cup milk 1 large egg ½ cup walnuts, chopped ½ cup dates, chopped

Topping


¼ cup brown sugar (50g) ¼ cup flour (30g) ¼ cup walnuts, chopped	3 tablespoons oil ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line 12 muffin cups with liners or grease a muffin pan well.

Sift first six ingredients together. Whisk pumpkin, honey (or molasses) oil, egg, and milk together to blend.

Fold wet ingredients into the dry, then fold in walnuts and dates. Divide batter equally.

For the topping, mix all ingredients together, and then sprinkle onto tops of batter.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.

Adapted from Bon Appetit, November 1994