Pear-Anise Muffins
Created by Mikekey on October 28, 2015
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #21505
Ingredients
- 1 cup grated pear (1 firm pear peeled)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg white
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup oil (canola oil)
- 2 tablespoons anise seed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 400° F. Grease 12 muffin cups with butter or cooking spray.
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Step 2: Toss pear with lemon juice in a small bowl; set aside.
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Step 3: Whisk egg, egg white and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Add buttermilk, oil, anise seed and vanilla and whisk until blended.
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Step 4: Whisk flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add the wet ingredients and grated pear and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined.
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Step 5: Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
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Step 6: Bake until tops spring back when touched lightly, 15 to 20 minutes.
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Step 7: Loosen edges and turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (78.1 g)
- Calories 222.4
- Total Fat - 8.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.7 g
- Cholesterol - 26.9 mg
- Sodium - 340.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 29.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.6 g
- Sugars - 13.8 g
- Protein - 7.4 g
- Calcium - 159.9 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg