Pear Tea Muffins

Pear Tea Muffins

1 cup water, boiling
2 T sugar
2 T molasses
2 T Jasmine tea
(add tea and sugars to hot water, set aside while preparing other ingredients)

1 egg
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 pear, chopped (about 1 to 1 1/2 cups -- I used Anjou)
1 pear, thinly sliced horizontally and core removed. 

Beat egg and mix in oil, yogurt, spices, baking powder and flour. Mix in sugar-tea and chopped pear. Spoon into muffin tin, and place a pear slice on the top of each muffin. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 400 degrees. Makes a dozen muffins.

(Recipe by H. Farrell)