Recipe #58: Fruity Buckwheat Muffins

Fruity Buckwheat Muffins

For this recipe, I needed a muffin that contained buckwheat flour as well as apples and dates. I chose an apple muffins recipe from the King Arthur Flour website, "Apple Muffins," to which I added dates, walnuts, and buckwheat flour. The King Arthur Flour website recommended that no more than 25% of the flour should be buckwheat, since buckwheat has no gluten and can't be fully substituted for wheat without losing wheat's important properties, such as elasticity.

These muffins came out great! They were moist, chewy, hearty with a wonderful texture, thanks to the dates and walnuts. The recipe also included a nice crunch topping which really made the muffins perfect--just sweet enough.

The King Arthur Flour website is an excellent source for great recipes. I will definitely make these muffins again. My tasters enjoyed them and agreed that they should be rated 5+ out of 5.

Next week: Garden Herb Muffins