Pear Spice Muffins

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• 2 C unbleached all purpose flour
• 1 C quick cooking oats
• 1 C firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 T baking powder
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/2 C (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 t ground cinnamon
• 1/2 t ground all spice
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 C milk
• 1 C grated and peeled pear (about 2 medium pears)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375. Grease muffin cups or line with baking cups.

Combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Using a pastry blender or your fingers, cut into the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 3/4 C for the topping; stir the cinnamon and all spice into the reserved topping.

Stir together the eggs, milk and grated pear in a small bowl. Add to the dry ingredients all at once, stirring until just moist. Divide the batter evenly among 12 muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the batter; pat down gently to make it stick. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly touched. Remove the muffins from the pan immediately and cool on a wire rack.