Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

• 1 cup all purpose flour

• 2 tsp. baking powder

• 1 tsp. baking soda

• 1/2 tsp. sea salt

• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

• 1/3 cup brown sugar

• 1 pear, peeled and grated

• 2 eggs, lightly beaten

• 1 cup buttermilk

• 1/3 cup safflower oil

• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extracrt

• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Grease a 12 cup muffin tin and set aside. Preheat the oven to 375F. Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl. In another bowl, mix the eggs with the pear, add the buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently mix. Add in the chocolate chips and stir but do not overmix. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and turn out onto a cooling rack. Makes 12 muffins.