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Pear And Walnut Muffins

Pears and walnuts pair up so well together! Anjou or bartlett pears work well for this recipe. Adapted from cooking light magazine(jan/2006). Enjoy!!

Steps

Preheat oven to 400f.
Place walnuts in a food processor , process until finely ground.
Gently spoon flours into dry measuring cups , level with knife.
Mix flours , baking powder , baking soda and salt in a medium bowl , stir well with a whisk.
Stir in ground walnuts.
Make a well in center of mixture.
Combine brown sugar , oil , vanilla , yogurt and egg in a small bowl , add to the flour mixture , stirring just until moist.
Fold in diced pear.
Spoon the batter into 15 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.
Mix together sugar , cinnamon and ginger powder in a small bowl.
Sprinkle batter with cinnamon / ginger sugar.
Bake at 400f.
For 20 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center.
Remove from pans right away.
Place on wire rack.
Serve either warm or at room temperature.
Enjoy1.

Ingredients

walnuts, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla, plain yogurt, egg, pears, cooking spray, sugar, cinnamon, ginger powder