Whiskey & Pear Muffins

 

Makes 6 large muffins

Adapted from a DELICIOUS recipe to be low chemical

Ingredients:

  • 400g can pear slices in sugar syrup (reserve the syrup)
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 125g unsalted butter, softened
  • 100g creme fraiche
  • 2 Tbsp golden syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted

Syrup

  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • ~3/4 cup reserved pear syrup from the tin
  • 2 Tbsp whiskey

 

Method:

Prepare the baking tray

  • Line 1 x 6 large muffin tray, with paper cases or cut out baking paper
  • 6 pieces of 16cm x 22cm baking paper
  • Preheat the Oven to 170 degrees Celsius
  • Drain the pears but reserve the sugar syrup for the whiskey syrup recipe
  • Roughly chop the pears and set aside
  • Cream the brown sugar and butter until pale and creamy
  • Beat in the creme fraiche and golden syrup
  • Add the vanilla and eggs and beat until combined
  • Gently incorporate the sifted flour 
  • Fold through 2/3 of the chopped pear
  • Divide the mixture evenly between the 6 lined muffin holes
  • Top with the remaining pear and cook for 40 minutes
  • Fan force the oven for a further 5 minutes to brown the top.
  • They are done when a skewer comes out clean

 

Prepare the Syrup
  • Combine the brown sugar, pear syrup and whiskey in a small saucepan and bring to the boil.
  • Simmer for 8-10 minutes to reduce and slightly thicken the syrup

To Serve:

  • Drizzle the muffins with warm syrup
  • Serve remaining syrup is a pourable container, so it can be added as desired
RECIPES SUITABLE FOR THE RPAH FOOD CHEMICAL ELIMINATION DIET
Disclaimer: Please note that the food chemical elimination diet is a testing tool to find which food chemical substances your body is sensitive to. It is not intended to be a life-long diet. This procedure should be done with the supervision of your dietitian. Once the elimination investigations are complete you need to add foods back to the diet, from the food chemical groups you have been avoiding, to find your tolerance levels to the substances to which you are sensitive.

The following recipes fall into 4 main categories and will help you through this diet investigation and or the initial re-introduction of moderate chemicals.

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containing gluten/wheat and or dairy foods

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