Walnut Pear Muffinsï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½Vegï¿½ CDï¿½ CBFï¿½ 40mins

Makes 6 large or 12 small Muffinsï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Cold Vegetarian Fruitï¿½ Nutsï¿½ Cakes

Ingredients
180ml/6fl.oz. milk
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
1 Egg, lightly beaten
225g/8oz Self Raising Flour
150g/+5oz Demerara Sugar
ï¿½ teasp Salt
ï¿½ teasp Ground Cinnamon
1 Large Firm but ripe Pear
50g/2oz coarsely chopped Walnuts
1 tablespoon sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200C, 400F Gas Mark 6 and lightly grease a 6 or 12 hole muffin tin.

2. Place the milk, oil and egg in a small mixing bowl and whisk to thorough blend. Set aside.

3. Remove the cores from the pears but leave the skin on then chop the flesh into 12mm/ ï¿½ -inch pieces. Set aside.

4. Place the flour, sugar, salt and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl, stir to combine then add the chopped pear and walnuts and toss to coat and distribute evenly throughout the mixture.

5. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture then pour in the egg mixture and stir until just moistened. Do not over mix.

6. Divide the mixture between the greased muffin cups sprinkle with the white sugar and bake for 20 - 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean.

Remove muffins from tin and cool on a wire rack.

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