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Pear Almond Muffins

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These moist muffins taste like fine French pastry, but the protein (from almond flour and ricotta cheese) makes them a great snack. They’re also gluten free. I buy the almond flour at Trader Joe’s, but you can make your own in the food processor by grinding alm0nds with some of the sugar.

Ingredients

  • 2 whole Ripe Bartlett Pears
  • ¾ cups Ricotta Cheese
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • ½ teaspoons Vanilla
  • 4 ounces, weight Salted Butter, Melted And Cooled
  • ⅔ cups Sugar
  • 2 cups Almond Flour Or Almond Meal
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ¼ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoons Salt

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a muffin tin with butter and flour/Baker’s Joy/paper muffin cups.

Peel the pears and cut them into 1/2-inch chunks.

Whisk the ricotta, eggs and vanilla together, then stir in the melted butter.

In a large bowl, combine the sugar, almonds, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Gently but quickly fold in the ricotta mixture. Lumps are OK. Add the pears.

Divide the batter evenly among the muffin molds, slide the pan into the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Test a muffin with a toothpick—it should come out clean.

These muffins don’t store beautifully at room temperature for more than a day or two, so if you plan to eat them over the course of a week, I would keep them in the refrigerator.

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