Breakfast foods

This posting is for Sara. She wanted a healthy baked good for her company breakfast. And I'm also providing a not so healthy but OH SO YUMMY recipe that my mom makes all the time. It never fails, I could eat the entire plate of these scones. DO NOT skip the soaked raisins, it's totally what makes these ridiculously delicious.


Spiced Pear Muffins

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup whole wheat flour (feel free to add more WW and less WF)

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped (optional)

2/3 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger or 1 tsp fresh grated ginger

2 tbsp oil

2 tsp vanilla

8 oz. soy yogurt (or regular yogurt. but soy works great!)

1 large egg

1.5 cups pear, peeled and finely diced

3 tbsp raw sugar

1. preheat to 400 degrees.
2. combine flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt in medium bowl. stir well with whisk.
3. stir in chopped walnuts.
4. make a well in center of mixture.
5. combine brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, oil, vanilla, yogurt and egg in small bowl. add to flour mixture, stirring until moist.
6. fold in diced pear.
7. spoon batter into 15 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. sprinkle batter with raw sugar.
8. bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center.



Scones

2 cups flour

1/3 cup sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1 stick butter, sliced into 1/4" chunks.

1/4 tsp soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 raisins

1/2 cup amaretto

1 egg

1/2 cup cream

1. stir flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt together in bowl.
2. rub in butter with hands.
3. soak 1/2 cup raisins with 1/2 cup amaretto.
4. add raisins and amaretto to dry ingredients.
5. mix egg with cream. add to mixture. stir with fork only until blended.
6. spoon onto greased cookie sheet. brush with cream.
7. bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
8. sprinkle with powdered sugar.