Oat Topped Date Muffins

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
• 1 1/4 cups dates
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
• 2 tablespoons light butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 400°.
• 2 lightly spoon flours into measuring cups. combine flour sugar and next 3 ingredients. make a well.
• 3 place buttermilk, egg and vanilla in a bowl and mix with a wire whisk.
• 4 in a food processor put the whole dates 1 1/4 cups with the 2 tablespoon of canola oil. blend until well chopped then put the dates into the buttermilk mixture and stir well. then pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients well; stir just until combined.
• 5 spoon batter into 12 muffins cups coated with cooking spray.
• 6 mix packed brown sugar, quick cooking oats and butter together until crumbly (do this with you fingers it works a lot better). sprinkle over your muffins.
• 7 bake for 18 minutes and let them cool 5 minutes in the pan on a wire rack--enjoy.