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| 2 1/2 | cups Banana Nut Cheerios® cereal | | 1 1/4 | cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour | | 1/3 | cup packed brown sugar | | 1 | teaspoon baking soda | | 1/4 | teaspoon salt | | 1 | cup buttermilk | | 1/4 | cup canola oil | | 1/2 | teaspoon vanilla | | 1 | egg | | 1/2 | cup chopped pitted dates or raisins | | 1 1/2 | teaspoons coarse or granulated sugar |
| 1. | Heat oven to 400°F. Spray bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups. Spray bottoms only of paper baking cups with cooking spray. In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, coarsely crush cereal with rolling pin or meat mallet to measure 1 3/4 cups. | | 2. | In large bowl, mix crushed cereal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. In medium bowl, beat buttermilk, oil, vanilla and egg until blended. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in dates. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. | | 3. | Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Serve warm or cool. |
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| Add a personal touch by using your favorite dried fruit; chopped dried apricots and sweetened dried cranberries are good choices. Toss in some chopped nuts, if you like. |
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