Top Secret Maple Muffins

Name: Top Secret Maple Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 huge muffins, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/4 cups sugar; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1/2 cup home-made applesauce (this is the secret part); 1/2 grapeseed oil (canola oil is fine too); 2 eggs; 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt; 1/2 cup sour milk or 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2 cups chopped ripened peeled pears; 1 cup pecan pieces

Submitted by Chef #428642

"Hands-down, the best muffins I have ever made. It's like eating a pancake in your hand."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 12 huge muffins
Serves:: 12

ingredients

2 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 ¹⁄₄ cups sugar
¹⁄₄ cup maple syrup
¹⁄₂ cup home-made applesauce (this is the secret part)
¹⁄₂ grapeseed oil (canola oil is fine too)
2 eggs
¹⁄₂ cup vanilla yogurt
¹⁄₂ cup sour milk or 1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups chopped ripened peeled pears
1 cup pecan pieces

directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit, and spray a jumbo muffin pan with non-stick cooking oil.
Whisk all wet ingredients together : the maple syrup, eggs, sugar, applesauce, yogurt, and sour milk.
Stir in the pears and pecan pieces.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients : flour, salt, and baking powder.
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients carefully, until just mixed.
Scoop into a dozen muffins (they will be huge in a regular pan but I got away with it).
Bake on centre rack, rotating every 15 minutes, for around 30-50 minutes, depending on what pan size you're using.
Wait 5-10 minutes before removing or they'll crumble! Enjoy! You now have a muffin that tastes and feels like a delicious pancake!