Date and Spice Muffins

date 2026 August 10

Ingredients for 4 people

  • 100 g fine spelt flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 12 dried dates
  • 100 ml apple purée
  • 50 g ghee
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch of ground ginger
  • 50 g ghee
  • 50 g wholemeal spelt flour
  • 50 g raw cane sugar
  • Juice and zest of half an orange
  • 50 ml buttermilk
  • 1 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 pinch of allspice
  • 1 pinch salt

preparation

Finely chop the dates and marinate them in orange juice for a quarter of an hour.
Heat the ghee in a small saucepan until it has melted. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and spices together in a large bowl. Now stir in the remaining ingredients, setting aside a tablespoon of the chopped dates for garnish. Divide the batter between eight 45 mm diameter paper cases and scatter some of the reserved date pieces on top. Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees for 20 minutes.

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