Whole Wheat Banana Nut Muffins (12 servings) 1 cup whole wheat flour 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/3 cup olive oil (or canola oil) 1/2 cup date syrup 2 large eggs - beaten 1 large mashed ripe banana 1/4 cup hot water 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans Mix together the dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, oil and date syrup until they are well-blended. Fold in mashed banana. Incorporate the the wet ingredients and the hot water simultaneously into the dry ingredients. Gently fold in the nuts. Pour into 12-cup muffin tin and bake in 350 oven for approximately 17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out dry (no batter sticking to it), A healthier banana nut muffin thanks to whole wheat flour replacing most of the all-purpose flour and olive oil replacing the butter. Mr Breakfast would like to thank ilovedatesyrup for this recipe. Recipe number 2798. Submitted 3/25/2010.