Pearmuffins Recipes

PEAR & GINGER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Lightly oil nine deep muffin tins.
• Place the butter and sugar in a bowl, then beat until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs, then stir in the pears, stem ginger and lemon zest.
• Mix the milk into the yogurt. Mix the flour with the ginger. Stir a little of the milk mixture into the butter mixture, then stir a little of the flour into the mixture. Repeat until all the ingredients are used up, being careful not to over-mix.
• Divide the mixture between the muffin tins, filling to the top. Bake for 40 mins until golden. Serve warm.

PECAN PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the pears and pecans. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

VANILLA PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease or line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Whisk whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Whisk yogurt, oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl until smooth. Stir yogurt mixture into flour mixture until batter is just mixed; fold in pear and pecans. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Place muffin tin in the preheated oven; reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake until tops of muffins are browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

PERFECT PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Sift flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt together in a large bowl. Add pears; stir to coat evenly.
• Combine buttermilk, egg yolks, oil, and vanilla extract in a bowl; mix well. Stir into the pear mixture until batter is just moistened.
• Beat egg whites in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until stiff but not dry. Fold egg whites into the batter until just barely incorporated. Fill muffin cups 2/3-full with batter.
• Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon together in a bowl; sprinkle over the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown and tops spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 30 minutes.

CHOCOLATE PEAR MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°Prepare a 12 tin muffin tray with cooking spray. Using a mixer beat the eggs, sugars, oil, yogurt and vanilla making sure there are no lumps from the brown sugar.
• In a separate bowl, add in the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder until well mixed.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.Add in the pears after mixing. Fill each muffin tin with batter.
• Bake for 20 minutes then cool the muffins completely before removing from the tin. Serve or freeze for later.

PEAR-OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Combine 1/2 cup oats, flour, and next 6 ingredients (flour through allspice) in a large bowl.
• Stir in pear, and make a well in center of mixture. Combine buttermilk and next 5 ingredients (buttermilk through egg), and stir well with a whisk. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
• Spoon batter into 18 muffin cups coated with cooking spray; sprinkle 1/2 cup oats evenly over batter.
• Bake at 400° for 18 minutes or until done. Remove from pans immediately, and cool on a wire rack.

HARVEST SPICE MUFFINS (APPLE-PEAR SPICE MUFFINS)

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, milk, and oil until completely blended.
• Stir in diced fruit.
• Combine remaining ingredients in separate bowl.
• Add dry to wet ingredients and stir just until blended.
• Let batter sit for 15-20 minutes: this is optional, but I think it makes the muffins rise higher. (You could also let the batter sit after you divide it into the muffin cups, instead of before.).
• Divide batter between 20 greased muffin cups and bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown on top.
• Serve warm with a drizzle of honey!