Ontario Pear Muffins with Maple Icing

Makes 12 squares and 1 cup (250 mL) icing.

Ontario Pear Muffins with Maple Icing

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Ingredients

Pear Muffins:
• 1 cup (250 mL) Ontario pears, peeled and cubed
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar
• 1 cup (250 mL) buttermilk
• 5 tbsp (75 mL) butter, melted, cooled
• Zest from 1 lemon
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups(300 mL) flour
• 3/4 cup (180 mL) cornmeal
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) baking powder
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) baking soda
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
Maple icing:
• 3/4 cup (180 mL) icing sugar
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) maple syrup

Instructions

Pear muffins:
1. Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
2. Grease and flour two muffin pans.
3. Add pears and sugar into a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Set aside for later use.
4. In a large bowl add buttermilk, butter, lemon zest and eggs; whisk until combined. In a medium-sized bowl add flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and stir to combine. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir just until combined – do not overmix. Fold in reserved pear mixture. Divide batter evenly among pans. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the centre of the muffins comes out clean. Cool completely before removing from pan.
Maple icing:
5. In a medium-sized bowl, add ingredients. With a whisk, mix until ingredients form a smooth icing consistency. For a thinner consistency, add an extra tbsp (15 mL) of maple syrup.
6. Presentation: Place cooled muffins on a baking tray lined with parchment or wax paper. Drizzle the icing on top and allow to set for a few minutes before serving.

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