Pear-Anise Muffins

Preheat oven to 400° F.

Grease 12 muffin cups with butter or cooking spray. Toss pear with lemon juice in a small bowl; set aside.

Whisk egg, egg white and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Add buttermilk, oil, anise seed and vanilla and whisk until blended. Whisk flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add the wet ingredients and grated pear and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined.

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake until tops spring back when touched lightly, 15 to 20 minutes. Loosen edges and turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool.