Pear Muffins

I had a lot of pears that I needed to find a use for. I did a recipe search and stumbled upon these muffins. They are especially great warm.

1 cup all purpose flour

3/4 cup whole wheat flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground ginger

2 Tbsp butter, very soft

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup plain yogurt

2 cups pears, peeled and diced

Preheat oven to 375* F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with baking cups. In a medium bowl, cream butter with brown sugar. Beat in eggs one by one, followed by yogurt. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Mixture will be thick. Add pears and stir just until well distributed. Fill muffin cups evenly with the mixture. Each cup should be quite full. Bake at 375* F for 17-20 minutes, until a tester comes out clen. Cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or cold.

Source: Baking Bites

Whole Wheat Waffles

1 -3/4 cup whole wheat flour

1 tbsp baking powder

3 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

2 egg yolks

2 egg whites

1 -3/4 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup applesauce

In a large mixing bowl stir flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. In a small mixing bowl beat egg yolks, milk, vanilla and applesauce. Add to the flour mixutre all at once. Stir mixute until blended. In a small mixing bowl beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold beaten egg whites into origianl mixture. Do not over mix. Pour batter onto preheated waffle iron, sprayed with cooking spray.

Chicken Roll-ups

2 cups cooked chicken

8 ounces cream cheese

4 Tablespoons mayonnaise

2-3 mushrooms, chopped (optional)

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

1 box (6 ounces) Stove Top Stuffing, crushed

Mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, pepper, mushrooms and chicken. Take 2 cresent rolls and pinch seams together. Fill with 1-2 tablespoons chicken mixture. Fold over cresent and seal the edges. Dip in melted butter, then crushed stuffing. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.