Gingerbread-Pear Muffins

Description

A beautiful combination of ginger, molasses, and pear makes these muffins moist and flavorful.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ¾ cup molasses
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 pear – peeled, cored, and diced

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
  2. Whisk flour
  3. sugar
  4. baking powder
  5. baking soda
  6. cinnamon
  7. ginger
  8. cloves
  9. and salt together in a large bowl. Beat eggs in a separate bowl; stir in buttermilk
  10. molasses
  11. and vegetable oil until smooth. Mix buttermilk mixture into flour mixture until batter is just moistened; fold in pears. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
  12. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean
  13. about 20 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 12

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