There’s something about the oranges in winter. Its nature’s way I guess of providing an extra boost of Vitamin C to ward off those winter colds and flus and to boost our immune systems. The Navel oranges are just gorgeous at the moment and add such a wonderful flavour to baked goods. I just adore the taste of orange in the batter (I may or may not be guilty of licking the bowl on my own) and the smell that permeates from the oven while its baking. I made an easy Orange Cake a couples week before and needed some muffins for the kids, so while the oven was on, I created this flavour combination. (Not suitable for the kids for school because of the nuts but my son ate them at home with me).
This recipe is my basic muffin recipe with a few additions. That’s what I love about a basic recipe. You can add anything you like to it depending on what you’ve got. Keep those basic ingredients in the pantry at all times and use what you have, for example, a handful of sultanas, chocolate chips, grated or chopped apple and cinnamon, raspberries and white chocolate, apricot and coconut. The combinations are endless for muffins. Check out your local muffin store for flavour combinations and re-create them at home.
Date, Orange & Walnut Muffins
- 2 cups Self Raising flour
- grated rind of 1 orange
- 1/2 cup finely chopped dates
- 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup oil (I used Canola)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- Add all ingredients, mix lightly and pour into cupcake papers and bake in a 180 deg C oven for 15 minutes.
- Makes a dozen large sized muffins, 18 cupcake sized muffins or 24 mini muffins.
Greetings from Sunday morning! I am truly enjoying my Sunday morning with my cup of coffee and a bit of Domesblissity catch-up. Ahhh.
Mmmmm, pinned! Love all your recipes Anne! x
Very nice recipe Anne….only yesterday I made muffins using 2c flour and substituted coconut oil for the butter….very tasty!
You had me at 'dates'! Love those things 🙂
I am loving anything with orange in it right now and just picked a bucket of organic ones at mums this afternoon.
Your muffins look lovely.
Carolyn
I have never used dates much in cooking. Seems like raisins are more popular here. These look lovely and I wish I had one to go with my coffee right now!
I think this sounds like a tasty combination for muffins, and the basic recipe is great, not too much sugar. I like it!
We have muffins on occasion, so I'm always looking for new recipes! I don't think I have one that uses dates! Pinned – thanks so much for sharing at this week's All My Bloggy Friends, Anne!
Winter always make me happy when Navel oranges are in season. I love the combination you've used here Anne. D x
I love dates and am always looking for new recipes to use them in. Your Date, orange and walnut muffins sound delicious! I always like to bake with oranges for the lovely fragrance they give the house too 🙂 Pinning this recipe and sharing it on my FB page 🙂
Anne, I never use self rising flour. Do you recommend it for baking?