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Pear-Filled Cowboy Coffee Cake
Or apple or frozen sweet cherries
Ingredients
  • subheading: The Cake and Topping:
  • 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 ¾ cups dark brown sugar
  • ¾ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon (divided: ½ teaspoon + 1 more teaspoon for the topping)
  • ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon cloves
  • ¼ cup toasted wheat germ
  • ¾ cup coarsely chopped walnuts (almonds or pecans also work well)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • subheading: The Pear Filling:
  • 1 ½ pounds (4 medium) pears (I like barely ripe Bartletts) (apples, peaches, Asian pears or fuyu persimmons may also be used)
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • Tiny dash of cloves (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
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