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MUFFIN &
SCONE RECIPES:
Pear and Ginger Muffins
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Pear and
Ginger Muffins |
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Delicious...
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1¾
cups |
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flour |
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¾
cup |
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granulated sugar |
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½
cup + 6 tsp. |
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packed light brown sugar |
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2
tsp |
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baking powder |
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1
tsp |
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ground ginger |
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2/3
cup |
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sour
cream |
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½
cup |
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vegetable oil |
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1
Tbs |
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honey |
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2
large |
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eggs |
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1½
cups |
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peeled and chopped pears, about ¼-inch
dice |
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1 |
Preheat oven
to 400°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper
muffin cups |
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2 |
Whisk dry
ingredients in a large bowl: flour, granulated
sugar, the ½ cup of brown sugar, baking powder,
and ground ginger. |
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In a large
measuring cup, whisk the sour cream, oil, honey,
and eggs together and then fold this into the
dry ingredients. |
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Mix in diced
pear and then divide the batter evenly among the
muffin cups. |
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Sprinkle
each one with ½ tsp. brown sugar and then bake
for 20 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack. Best
eaten still a little warm. |
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Yield: 12
regular- sized muffins |
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Recipe Source |
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Nigella Express |
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Ratings:
***Hey,
This one's a keeper!- would
make it again. "Tender chunks of pear mixed with a
ginger-flavored batter and baked into a moist, pull-apart muffin."
-San Diego, CA
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