Date muffins with cinnamon frosting Recipe

• 120 g dates, seeded, coarsely chopped
• 60 ml water
• ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 220 g wheat flour
• 160 g wholemeal flour
• 40 g baking powder
• ½ tsp sea salt
• ½ cup sugar (Muscovado)
• 1 tsp mixed spice (cinnamon, anise, coriander, nutmeg, cloves)
• 1 egg, beaten lightly
• 250 ml buttermilk
• 120 ml sunflower oil
• Cinnamon frosting
• 90 g packaged cream cheese
• 90 g butter
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions

1.

Combine dates and the water in small saucepan, bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add soda, stir, let it stand for 5 minutes.

2.

Meanwhile combine dry ingredients, then stir in date mixture and remaining ingredients (egg, buttermilk and sunflower oil).

3.

Grease 12-hole muffin pan and spoon mixture into the prepared pan. Bake in an oven at 190°C about 20 minutes.

4.

Top cold muffins with cinnamon frosting.

Cinnamon frosting:

1.

Beat cheese and butter in small bowl with electric mixer until as white as possible. Gradually beat in combined icing sugar and cinnamon.