Date Muffins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 lb dates, pitted and chopped

Method

1. 1 Cream the butter and add the beaten egg.
2. 2 Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together.
3. 3 Alternately add the dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, stirring until combined.
4. 4 Stir in the pitted and chopped dates.
5. 5 Pour into greased muffin pans and bake in a hot oven (425°F) for about 25 minutes.