Cardamom Pear Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup skim milk
• 4 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped dried pears
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom or 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 mix milk, margarine and egg in a medium bowl.
• 2 add flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder and salt, mixing just until moistened.
• 3 gently mix in pears and orange zest.
• 4 spoon batter into 12 greased muffin cups; sprinkle with remaining sugar and cardamom.
• 5 bake at 400 until muffins are browned, about 20-25 minutes.
• 6 remove from pans and cool on wire racks.