Wednesday 15 February 2012

BUTTERMILK FRUIT MUFFINS


Maida - 11/2 cups
Dates -1/2 cups
Sugar - 2/3 cup
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon pwd - 1/2 tsp
Nutmeg pwd - 1/2 tsp
Baking soda - 1 tsp
Buttermilk - 1 cup
Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup
Vanila essence -1/2 tsp
Black currants -1/2 cup
Raisins - 1/2 cup
Cashewnuts - 1/2 cup

1. Preheat oven at 165 c.

2. Place about 1/2 cup of the flour on a cutting board. Coat the dates with the flour & coarsely chop the dates.

3.Place all the flour & date mixture along with the remaining 1 cup of flour in a large bowl.To this flour add sugar (i powdered it so that it will melt soon)salt,spices & baking soda.Stir to combine.

4. In a seperate bowl whisk together butter milk (i dint have any so i substituted with 3/4 cup PLAIN YOGHURT + 1/4 cup MILK), melted butter & vanila. Stir the buttermilk mixture along with the dried fruits into the dry ingredients. Mix well. Immediately pour this batter to baking tray or muffin tray smoothing the top with a spatula.

5.Bake in a preheated oven for about 50- 55 min.
 

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