Photo: Honeyed Date-Nut Muffins with Orange-Honey Butter Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter, plus 2 teaspoons, at room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup orange blossom honey
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 cup pitted, chopped dates
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
- Orange Honey Butter, recipe follows
Directions
Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F.
Lightly butter a standard 12-cup muffin pan with the 2 teaspoons of butter. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, using a hand-held electric mixer, cream together the remaining 1 stick of butter and honey until fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating after the inclusion of each. Add the buttermilk and orange peel, and beat to combine.
Stir in the dry ingredients until just combined, being careful not to overmix the batter. Fold in the dates and nuts. Divide the batter among the prepared cups of the muffin tin.
Bake until golden brown and a tester inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn out onto wire racks to cool. Serve with Orange Honey Butter.
Orange-Honey Butter:
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons buckwheat honey
- 2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange peel
- Pinch salt
In a bowl, combine butter, honey, orange juice, peel, and salt and, using a hand-held electric mixer, mix until fully incorporated. Transfer to a decorative crock or small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until slightly firm.
Yield: about 3/4 cup
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By jzsmi_9542139
cary, NC
on October 01, 2009
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These muffins turned out great. I used clover honey for both the muffins and the orange honey butter since that's what I had on hand, but everything tasted really good. I left out the nuts since I don't like them and added a half teaspoon of vanilla extract since I didn't have the orange blossom honey (which I thought might affect the flavor a bit. These muffins are delicious, though, and mine were not dry at all. I was careful not to overmix the batter. The honey butter is good, but the muffins are fine with regular butter as well. I have already eaten 3 and must go put them away before I do anymore damage. Oh, and I only cooked them for 20 minutes; I think 25 minutes would have been too long.
By 822860
San Diego, CA
on June 14, 2009
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Muffins turned out very dry.
By jemmara_6139293
seattle, WA
on October 22, 2006
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my muffins turned out dry and the orange glaze overpowered the muffin flavor
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