Ingredients
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup whole wheat flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2/3 cup packed brown sugar
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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2 teaspoons vanilla
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1 (8 ounce) carton plain yogurt (or vanilla if you like, experiment!)
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cooking spray
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
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1 large egg
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1 1/2 cups finely diced peeled pears
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400*F.
- Place walnuts in a food processor, process until finely ground.
- Gently spoon flours into dry measuring cups, level with knife. Mix flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl, stir well with a whisk. Stir in ground walnuts. Make a well in center of mixture.
- Combine brown sugar, oil, vanilla, yogurt and egg in a small bowl, add to the flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Fold in diced pear.
- Spoon the batter into 15 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Mix together sugar, cinnamon and ginger powder in a small bowl. Sprinkle batter with cinnamon/ginger sugar. Bake at 400*F. for 20 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Remove from pans right away. Place on wire rack. Serve either warm or at room temperature. Enjoy1.