Sunny Date Muffins

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup safflower or other vegetable oil (olive may be nice actually)
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 8-9 dates, coarsely chopped
• 1 peach, skinned & chopped

1. Whisk together flour, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add dates and toss to separate as they tend to stick together.
2. In a separate bowl or a large measuring cup, combine melted butter and oil. Mix in eggs (actually I beat them in with a fork rather than beating them first...I'm lazy). Stir in vanilla and orange juice.
3. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients. Stir just to combine then gently fold in peaches.
4. Spoon into lined/greased muffin tin.
5. Bake at 375F for about 20-30 minutes. Time will depend on the size, I made 8 muffins and they took 25 minutes in my convection oven.
6. Cool in pan for about 5-10 minutes before removing.

flour, germ, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, safflower, eggs, vanilla, orange juice, dates, peach

Taken from food52.com/recipes/15441-sunny-date-muffins (may not work)