Date Muffins

Healthiest muffin I have ever baked......do try this




Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 1cup
All purpose flour - 1 cup
Honey - 1/3 cup
Cinnamon powder - 1tsp
Orange zest - 1/4 tsp
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Baking soda - 1.5 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Egg - 1 medium
Vanilla essence - 1tsp
Canola oil - 1/4 cup
Whole Milk - 2/3 cup
Orange juice - 1/3 cup
Chopped dates - 1 cup
Chopped pineapples - 1/2 cup
Chopped walnuts - 1/4 cup [optional]

Method:

1. Pre-heat the oven at 375 degree F and grease the muffin pan
   
2. Sift all the powder ingredients and keep it aside
   
3. Beat egg, oil, honey, vanilla essence, oil, juice, orange zest lightly for 2 minutes
   
4. Add the powder ingredients from step 1 and fold in nicely
5. Add milk little by little to make a nice paste
6. Add the chopped dates, pineapple and walnuts and mix it with hand blender for less than a minute
7. Spoon the mix in the muffin cups and bake for 25 minutes till the muffin turns brown and a toothpick inserted in the center come out clean
   

Notes:

1. My muffins didn't turn very sweet, but the pieces of chopped dates and pineapple in between bites added the sweetness which I liked it. Increase the quantity of honey for desired sweetness
2. Adding too much of orange zest can add bitterness.
   
3. If the final mixture looks dry, then add more milk. Remember, the mixture should not be liquid. The consistency should be enough to spoon it easily
4. While baking if the muffins turn brown quickly then reduce the heat to 350 and let it bake for remaining time