PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN MUFFINS

Pear Upside-Down Muffins image

Provided by daisygrl64

Time 1h5m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 14

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2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2inch slices
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup raisins
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Steps:

grease nonstick muffin cups. line bottoms with parchment or waxed paper and set aside.
Topping:.
peel, core, and cut pears into 1/2 dice, place in a bowl. add sugar, raisins, and cinnamon, stir to mix.
in skillet melt butter over medium heat, cook pear mixture, stirring, until pears are tender, about 5 minutes. divide amoug muffin cups and set aside.
in bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. in separate bowl whisk buttermilk, butter, egg, and vanilla. add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. spoon over each muffin cup that has the pear mixture in.
bake in centre of 375*F oven until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
let cool on rack for 10 minutes. invert onto baking sheet.
serve topping side up.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 271.2, Fat 10.4, SaturatedFat 6.3, Cholesterol 43.9, Sodium 330.4, Carbohydrate 41.9, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 23.3, Protein 3.7