Orange & Date Muffin Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Orange & Date Muffin Recipe, preheat oven to 180 C and line a 12 cup muffin pan with liners or grease with butter and dust with flour

Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt

Step 3: In another medium bowl, beat together the orange juice, buttermilk, egg (or flax egg) and melted butter

Step 4: Add buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture

Step 5: Stir together all the muffin batter ingredients just until combined

Step 6: Don't overmix the batter

Step 7: Fold in the orange rind, dates and walnuts

Step 8: Spoon the muffin batter into the greased 12 muffins cavities

Step 9: Place the muffin tray in the preheated oven and bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until done

Step 10: You will know it's done, when you insert a tester like a toothpick in the center of the muffin and it will come out clean

Step 11: Once the muffins are baked, remove them from the oven and allow them to cool completely

Step 12: Serve the Orange & Date Muffin at tea time or pack them in your child's snack box