Date and Apple Muffins

Ingredients
150g self-raising wholemeal flour
150g self-raising white flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking pwoder
25g soft margarine
75g light muscavado sugar
1 eating apple
250ml apple juice
2 tablespoons pear and apple spread
1 egg, lightly beatn
75g chopped dates
1 tablespoon chopped pecan nuts

Method
1. Preheat oven to 200C - arrange 12 paper cake cases in a deep muffin tin.
2. Put flour in a mixing bowl with the cinnamon and baking powder - rub in the margarine until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, then stir in the muscavado sugar.
3. Quarter and core the apple, chop finely and set aside - stir a little of the apple juice with the pear and apple spread until smooth - mix in the remaining juice then add to rubbed-in mixture with the egg - add the chopped apple and dates - mix quickly until just combined.
4. Divide mixture between the paper cases - sprinkle with the chopped pecan nuts - bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and firm in the middle - serve while still warm.

Status
Untried but sound nice - makes 12 (163Kcals each).