PEAR & CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS ...

PEAR & CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

adapted from :    www.jocooks.com

makes :    12-15 pcs

Delicious Pear and Chocolate Chip Muffins ~  these muffins are the perfect destination of any leftover pears.

Ingredients :

1 1/2  cups  all-purpose flour

1  tsp  baking soda

1  tsp  baking powder

1/2  tsp  salt

3  pears  ~  peeled and diced

3/4  cup  sugar

1  large  egg

1/3  cup  unsalted butter  ~  melted  (75 gm)

1  cup  chocolate chips

Directions :

1.  Preheat oven to 450'F.

2.  In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.

3.  In a separate bowl, mix the melted butter, egg and sugar together.  Add the pears and mix.

4.  Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and either using a whisk or a wooden spoon mix everything but Do Not Over mix.  Add the chocolate chips and mix until the chocolate chips are well incorporated in the batter.

5.  If you're not using muffin liners, butter the muffin pan and then add about two tablespoons of the batter to each muffin cup.  To make these muffins bigger, fill the muffin cups almost to the top.

6.  Place the muffin pan in the oven and reduce the heat to 375'F.

7.  Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes until done.