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Pineapple Ginger Muffins Recipe

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From The Perfect Recipe by Pam Anderson (Houghton Mifflin Company), About.com Guest

Crystallized ginger shines with pineapple in quick and delicious muffins. Serve warm for breakfast, brunch, snack, or dessert.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 10 Tablespoons (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons) butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup minus 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1-1/2 cups plain yogurt
  • 3/4 cup drained crushed pineapple
  • 1/4 cup minced crystallized ginger

Preparation:

Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin (with standard-size molds that have 1/2 cup capacity) with vegetable cooking spray.

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.

Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in half of dry ingredients. Beat in one-third of yogurt. Beat in half of remaining dry ingredients, alternating with one-third of remaining yogurt, and repeat until fully incorporated. Fold in crushed pineapple and minced crystallized ginger.

Use a large ice cream scoop to divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake until muffins are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Set on a wire rack to cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Remove muffins from tin and serve warm.

Yield: 1 dozen muffins

Recipe Source: The Perfect Recipe by Pam Anderson (Houghton Mifflin Company)
Reprinted with permission.

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