Date Muffins

Ingredients

• }/i c. butter
• 4 c. milk
• }/4 c. sugar
• 2 c. flour
• }/4 tsp. salt
• K lb. dates
• 1 egg
• 4 tsp. baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Cream the butter, add the sugar gradually and the dates chopped fine.

2. 2

   Cream all together, add the beaten egg, then half of the milk, and half of the flour.

3. 3

   Beat thoroughly.

4. 4

   Add the remainder of the milk and the flour, beating hard.

5. 5

   Sift the baking powder over the top and carefully fold it into the mixture.

6. 6

   Bake in hot greased muffin pans for 20 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Domestic science, principles and application (1914) by Pearl La Verne Bailey, page 54. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

c. milk % c. hot cooked rice 1 egg 5 tsp. baking powder 2 tbsp. melted butter 3 tbsp. sugar 3^ tsp. salt Method. — Mix and sift the dry ingredients; add }/2 the milk and the well-beaten egg. Mix the remainder of the milk with the rice and add to the first mixture, beating thoroughly. Then add the melted butter and bake in buttered muffin tins. (Basis for 2 girls, 34 ride.) 4. Invalid Muffins 1 c. flour 3^ c. milk 1 tsp. baking powder 2 eggs (whites) }/2 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. melted butter Method. — Mix and sift the dry ingredients, add the milk gradually, the eggs well beaten, and lastly the melted butter. Bake in a moderate oven in buttered gem pans. After baking, let stand in the oven, with door open, until the crust is dry and crisp. Serve hot or cold. 116 ■ DOMESTIC SCIENCE 5. Date Muffins }/i c. butter ^ c. milk }4: c. sugar 2 c. flour }4: tsp. salt K lb. dates 1 egg 4 tsp. baking powder

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