Name: Apple and date muffins
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cup self-raising flour; 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 75 gram butter, melted; 3/4 cup buttermilk; 1 egg; 1 medium carrot, grated; 1 medium green apple, peeled, grated; 1/3 cup finely chopped pitted dried dates; Orange icing; 1 1/2 cup icing sugar; 20 gram butter, melted; 2 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice, approximately

Ingredients

2 1/4 cup self-raising flour

2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

75 gram butter, melted

3/4 cup buttermilk

1 egg

1 medium carrot, grated

1 medium green apple, peeled, grated

1/3 cup finely chopped pitted dried dates

Orange icing

1 1/2 cup icing sugar

20 gram butter, melted

2 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice, approximately

Method

Orange icing

1.Sift icing sugar into a medium bowl. Stir in butler and enough juice to make a Smooth icing. Spread icing on cooled muffins.

Apple and date muffins

2.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Line a 12-hole (1/3-cup) muffin tray with paper or foil cases.

3.Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl. Whisk butter, buttermilk and egg in a jug; pour into dry ingredients. Stir until just combined (don’t over mix). Fold in carrot, apple and date. Spoon mixture into prepared holes.

4.Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean. Remove from oven. Cool in tray for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

5.To make orange icing: Sift icing sugar into a medium bowl. Stir in butler and enough juice to make a smooth icing. Spread icing on cooled muffins. Allow to set before serving.

You’ll need 3/4 cup grated carrot and 1/2 cup grated apple for this recipe.
Note

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Orange icing

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