Pear Walnut Bacon Muffins Recipes

PEAR, WALNUT & BACON MUFFINS RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). 2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, thyme and salt. 3. In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, eggs, pear nectar and butter until well blended. 4. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir until just blended. Gently fold in pears and bacon. 5. Divide batter equally among prepared muffin cups; Sprinkle with walnuts. 6. Bake in preheated oven for 23 to 25 minutes or until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 3 minutes, then transfer to the rack. Serve warm or let cool completely.

PEAR AND WALNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*F.
• 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 400*F. 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.