Lenten cupcakes with apples and dates

Apple muffins in vegetable oil with the addition of pieces of dates, which give the muffins originality and interesting taste. An excellent option for lean baking.

Ingredients

• Apples - 350 g
• Vegetable oil - 75 ml
• Dates - 50 g
• Sugar - 200 g
• Flour - 200 g (1.5 cups with a volume of 200 ml)
• Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
• Baking powder - 1.5 tsp
• Powdered sugar (for decoration, optional) - to taste

Directions

1. Prepare the necessary products.
2. Sift flour beforehand.
3. Remove the pits from the dates and cut into small pieces.
4. Rinse the apples, cut each into 4 parts and remove the core. Grate the apples on a fine grater, leaving the skin in your hands. Measure out 250 g of grated apples and place in a deep bowl.
5. Pour sugar, pour in vegetable oil and mix.
6. Combine flour with baking powder and cinnamon, mix and add to a bowl with grated apples. Stir.
7. Add chopped dates to the batter and mix again.
8. Turn on the oven to preheat to 180 degrees.
9. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners and fill almost completely with batter. Put the mold in the preheated oven and bake the apple and date muffins at 180 degrees for about 25 minutes.
10. Remove the finished cupcakes from the mold and cool.
11. Sprinkle the cupcakes with powdered sugar.
12. Bon appetit!