1 cup chopped pear (1 medium pear)
½ cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
¾ cup all purpose flour
¾ cup corn meal
½ cup whole-wheat flour
½ cup rolled oats
½ cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 375 F. In a large mixing bowl mix pear, milk, oil, and egg. In another mixing bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix just until blended. Spoon onto 12 greased or paper-lined, 2 ¾ inch muffin cups, dividing equally. Bake 30-35 minutes until lightly browned and pick inserted into centers comes out clean. Yield: 12 muffins