Coffeetime Gems

These muffins are great!  My husband commented “You don’t need anything on them but butter!”  We had them with soup yesterday, but they are equally delicious with main dish salads, or, as the name says…for coffee time.   They are a great choice if you have “sweet fatigue”. 

Buy whole pitted dates and cut them up with a scissors if you can, they are much more moist and tasty. This recipe will be on our table more often.                 

Coffeetime Gems

   2        Cups  Flour, All-purpose -- 9 ounces

     1/2   Cup  Brown Sugar -- packed ( 4 ounces)

  2         Teaspoons  Baking Powder

     1/2   Teaspoon  Baking Soda

     1/2   Teaspoon  Salt

  1         Large  Egg -- beaten

  1         Cup  Sour Cream

     1/2   Cup  Milk

     1/4   Cup  Butter -- melted

  2         Teaspoons  Instant Coffee Granules

  1         Cup  Dates -- pitted and chopped (6 ounces)

Preheat oven to 400°.  Grease muffin pan on bottom and halfway up sides.

Thoroughly stir together first 5 dry ingredients.

Combine egg, sour cream, milk, butter and coffee crystals; stir to dissolve coffee.

Add liquid to dry ingredients all at once; stir to moisten.  Fold in dates.

Fill muffin pans almost full.  Bake at 400° until done, 20-25 minutes.

"Better Homes & Gardens Oven Meals 1974"

Yield:  "12 Each"