Pear And Ginger Muffins Recipes

PEAR AND GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F and grease muffin tin.
• Put the dried pears in a small bowl and pour over some boiling water. Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Drain pears and dry with a paper towel. Cut into small pieces(about 1/2 inch).
• Peel and core the fresh pear, and chop into similar pieces.
• In a new bowl, mix dry incredients.
• In another bowl, whisk together rest of the incredients (including the pears).
• Mix dry and wet incredients, stir until mixed but don't overdo it. The batter will be lumpy.
• Fill the tins about 2/3 full. Bake about 20 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes in the tin, then on a wire rack.

GINGER PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, and salt together in a bowl; form a well in the center of flour mixture. Whisk milk, oil, and egg together in a small bowl and pour into well. Stir until batter is just moistened; fold in pear and walnuts. Fill prepared muffin cups with batter.
• Mix oat bran and remaining 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger together in a small bowl; sprinkle over batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean and tops are brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing from muffin cups. Serve warm.

SPICED PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In another bowl, beat the egg, yogurt, oil and molasses until smooth. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pears, raisins and walnuts. , Fill greased or paper-lined miniature muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.