Pear Muffins…failsafe

Okay, so we have started Miss5 on a failsafe (ish) diet and need snacks to send to daycare. Found this recipe and though I would give it a try. They were a hit…despite the issue I am having with the oven! But that is a whole other post!

Pear and cinnamon muffins

Recipe by Suzanne Gibbs

Serving size: Serves 10 or more
Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS

2 cups (300g) plain flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, plus extra to dust (left off as not failsafe)
1/2 cup (110g) sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup (250ml) milk
2/3 cup (160ml) light olive oil
2 pears, peeled, cored, diced

METHOD

Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius or 180 degrees Celsius fan.
Lightly grease three 6–hole 1/3 cup muffin pans.
Combine flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir in sugar.
Fold through combined egg, milk and oil until just combined. Gently fold through two–thirds of pear.
Spoon into prepared pans and top each muffin with remaining pear. Dust with extra cinnamon and bake for 20 minutes, until golden.
Cool for 5 minutes in pan before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe found here