WHOLEMEAL CARAMEL DATE MUFFINS

Prep time 10 mins Cooking time 20 mins Makes 12

INGREDIENTS

1 cup chopped pitted dates 1 cup hot water

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 395g canned condensed milk ¼ cup vegetable oil

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 ½ cup plain wholemeal flour 1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ cup roughly chopped walnuts, toasted

Icing sugar, to serve

METHOD

Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan. In a large bowl, combine dates, water and soda. Stir in combined milk, oil and egg.

Sift flour and cinnamon together (returning husks) and fold into date mixture until just combined. Spoon into recesses until ⅔ full. Sprinkle nuts over. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until cooked through. Cool muffins in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar before serving warm or cold. Store in an airtight container.