Name: Pear Ginger Muffins
Yield: Yield 18 medium muffins
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 6 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon peeled and grated fresh ginger root; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2½ cups flour; 7 ounces (1¾ sticks) sweet butter; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; 2 cups peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped pears; Pinch salt; ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar; ¼ cup milk

Preparation info

Yield
18
medium muffins

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Stars Desserts

By Emily Luchetti

Published 1993

About

A delicious morning eye-opener, even better when the ginger is fresh crop Hawaiian and the pears have a tablespoon of pear liqueur added to them.

Ingredients

7 ounces (1¾ sticks) sweet butter
¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar

Method

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Paperline the muffin tins or butter them.

Put the butter and the sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer. Using the paddle attachment, beat on medium speed until light and creamy. Add the eggs and then the milk and vanilla.

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