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Lemon-Date Muffins

Updated Aug 18, 2010
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Betty Crocker's Heart Healthy Cookbook shares a recipe! Warm and delightful muffins ready in no time! Packed with dates and a hint of citrus, these muffins make a distinctive treat!

Lemon-Date Muffins

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
  • 1 cup fat-free (skim) milk
  • 1/3 cup canola or soybean oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup chopped dates
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin cups with shortening (do not use paper baking cups).
  • Step 
    2
    Mix flours, baking powder and salt in large bowl; set aside. Beat brown sugar, lemon peel, milk, oil and egg in medium bowl with fork or wire whisk until well mixed. Stir into flour mixture just until flour is moistened. Fold in dates. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and tops begin to brown. Run knife around edge of cups; remove muffins from pan to wire rack. Serve warm.

Nutrition

190 Calories
7g Total Fat
4g Protein
28g Total Carbohydrate
11g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Muffin
Calories
190
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
1/2g
3%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
6%
Sodium
240mg
10%
Potassium
170mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
28g
9%
Dietary Fiber
3g
11%
Sugars
11g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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