Pear Squares With Maple Icing

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh pear
• peeled and cubed
• 12 cup sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 5 tablespoons butter
• melted and cooled
• zest rom 1 lemon
• 2 eggs
• 1 14 cups flour
• 34 cup cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 12 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 teaspoon cinnamon
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 34 cup icing sugar
• 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons maple syrup

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375F Grease and flour two 12-cup square or regular muffin pans.
2. Add pears and sugar into food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
3. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, add buttermilk, butter, lemon zest and eggs; whisk until combined.
5. In a medium bown, add flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and stir to combine.
6. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir just until combined; do not overmix.
7. Fold in reserved pear mix.
8. Divide batter evenly among pans.
9. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center of the muffins comes out clean.
10. Let cool completely before removing from pan.
11. MAPLE ICING: in medium bowl, whisk together icing sugar, vanilla and maple syrup until ingredients form a smooth icing consistency.
12. For a thinner consistency, add an extra 1 tablespoons maple syrup.
13. Place cooled muffins on a baking tray lined with parchment or wax paper.
14. Drizzle icing on top and allow to set for a few minutes before serving.