Honey Elderflower Muffins

Ingredients

• 7 Medjool dates
• 100 g applesauce
• 2 Eggs
• 100 g butter
• 250 g spelt flour Type 1050
• 0.5 sachet baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cardamom
• 1 pinch salt
• 125 ml Milk (1.5% fat)
• 150 g cream cheese (13% fat)
• 2 tbsp elderflower syrup
• 1 handful elderflowers

Instructions

1. 1.

   Pit the dates, cover with water and soak for 12 hours, preferably overnight.

2. 2.

   On the next day drain the soaking liquid and finely puree the dates with applesauce. Separate the eggs. Whip the butter until fluffy, add yolks one at a time while stirring. Add the date mixture to the butter mixture and mix well. Combine spelt flour with baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt. Alternately fold in milk in several stages into the batter. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks and fold them into the batter.

3. 3.

   Fill the muffin tin lined with paper cups with the batter and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (fan: 160 °C; gas: level 2–3) for about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Lift the muffins out of the tin.

4. 4.

   Meanwhile, whisk cream cheese with elderflower syrup until thick. Fill a piping bag fitted with a small round tip and pipe the glaze onto the cupcakes.

5. 5.

   Garnish with elderflowers and serve.