Date And Maple Syrup Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C Brush 12 medium, 80mls (1/3 cup) muffin pans with the melted butter to grease.
• Place the butter, dates, maple syrup and water in a small saucepan. Cover and heat over medium heat for 6 minutes, stirring Occasionally, or until the butter has melted. (See microwave tip at end of directions.)
• Remove from the heat and stir in the milk.
• Sift together flour and mixed spice in large bowl and return husks to bowl.
• Add date mixture and eggs and stir with a large metal spoon until just combined. Don't overmix - the mixture should be lumpy.
• Spoon mixture evenly into the greased muffin pans and bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until browned and cooked through when tested with a skewer.
• Turn muffins onto a wire rack and brush the tops with some of the extra maple syrup. Serve with the extra butter and drizzled with the remaining extra maple syrup.
• Notes & tips.
• Note: These muffins are great eaten hot from the oven, but are just as delicious at room temperature. They will keep well in an airtight container for up to 2 days. To reheat, place on baking tray, cover with foil and place in oven preheated to 180°C for 10 minutes.
• Microwave tip: place butter, dates, maple syrup and water in a medium heat-resistant, microwave-safe bowl or jug. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes on Medium-High/650watts/70% or until the butter has melted.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°C / 190°C. Lightly grease a 12-muffin tin with coconut oil and set it aside.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Add the oats and stir to combine.
• In a food processor, pulse to combine the bananas, sweet potato purée, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla, and milk. Pour these wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir to combine, using as few strokes as possible. Fold in the chopped dates and optional add-ins.
• Drop a few tablespoons of the batter into each muffin cup and bake until they are golden, fragrant, and pass the toothpick test, about 30 minutes. Store leftover muffins in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for 1 month.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Place the water and a steamer basket in a medium-size cooking pot over high heat. Bring the water to a boil.
• Place sweet potatoes in the basket, cover, and steam for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the potatoes easily break apart with a fork. Drain remaining water. Let potatoes cool.
• In a food processor, place the cooked sweet potatoes, bacon, thyme, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and maple syrup. Process into a thick paste.
• Place the meat in a large bowl, add the sweet potato mixture, and combine well.
• Gently spoon 1/3 cup of the meatloaf mixture into each of 12 muffin cups.
• Bake on the middle rack for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through.
• Remove cooked meatloaf muffins and repeat with remaining meatloaf mixture.

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix butter, sugar and salt. In another bowl, mix both flours and baking powder, then add them to the mixture of butter. Add 3/4 cup of oatmeal and stir. In a third bowl, stir milk and maple syrup. Pour the mixture of maple syrup on the dough and stir until the mixture is wet, taking care not to stir too much.
• Spread the dough in 8 greased muffins tins. Sprinkle with remaining oatmeal (1 tablespoon). Bake in a preheated oven of 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean. Let cool on a rack for about 5 minutes. Remove the muffins from the pan and let cool completely. (They will be good up to 3 days in the refrigerator and up to 1 month in the freezer).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine milk, butter, syrup, sour cream, egg and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. For topping, combine flour, sugar, nuts and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in freezer containers. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high for 20-30 seconds or until heated through.