DATE & NUT MUFFINS

3 cups SR
3 Tab butter
1 egg
1c dates, chopped
2 Tab sugar
1/2 c chopped nuts
pinch salt

Cream b&s, add beaten egg, then dates, flour & salt.
Add enough milk to mix. Put into patty pans.
Sprinkle with nuts, bake in hot oven for 15 mins.
Split and butter. Serve hot or cold.

CREAM PUFFS (uses up eggs)

125g  pl flour
60g butter
250 ml unscalded cream
3-4 large eggs
250 ml water
1 Tab icing sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla

Put water & butter into saucepan and bring to boil. Add flour, beat until smooth over heat until mixt leaves side of pan.

Beat eggs well and when flour mixture is cool, add eggs gradually to this. Mix well and put in small heaps on a greased oven slide.

Bake in mod oven 30 mins. When cold, make a side opening in each and remove centre.
Whip cream, add sugar & vanilla to taste. Fill puffs with cream & sprinkle with sugar. A little raspberry jam may be put in before the cream.