Makes 12
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Oven temperature: 180°C

• 500ml cake flour
• 100ml self-raising flour
• 5ml bicarbonate of soda
• 2 eggs
• 250ml homemade vanilla sugar
• 150ml olive oil
• 250ml Greek yoghurt
• 250ml grated pear (1-2 pears)
• 250ml almonds, coarsely chopped

1 Preheat the oven. Grease the muffin pan well and sprinkle flour on the bottom; shake out the excess.
2 Sift the flours and bicarbonate of soda together and set aside.
3 Beat the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the remaining ingredients and beat until just combined (don’t overwork the batter). Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan and top each one with an extra slice of pear. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until cooked and golden brown. Dust with icing.

Words: Johane Neilson, Home magazine
Image: Francois Oberholster