Perfect Pear Muffins
Course: BreadCuisine: EuropeanPrep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
25
minutesTotal Time
45
minutesServings
12
Ingredients
2 cups — all-purpose flour
¾ cup — white sugar
1 tablespoon — baking powder
1 teaspoon — ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon — baking soda
½ teaspoon — salt
¼ teaspoon — ground nutmeg
1 cup — diced pears
1 cup — buttermilk
2 — eggs, separated, yolks lightly beaten
¼ cup — vegetable oil
1 teaspoon — vanilla extract
- Topping
2 tablespoons — white sugar
1 tablespoon — ground cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Sift flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Add pears; stir to evenly coat.
- Combine buttermilk, egg yolks, oil, and vanilla extract in a bowl; mix well. Stir into pear mixture until batter is just moistened.
- Beat egg whites in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until stiff but not dry; fold into batter until just barely incorporated. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
- Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon together in a bowl; sprinkle over batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown and tops spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 30 minutes.
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