Pear-Filled Cowboy Coffee Cake | The Fancy Pants Kitchen

Ingredients

• October 8, 2024
• 2 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 & 3/4 cups dark brown sugar
• 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
• 1 & 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 & 1/2 tsp cinnamon (divided: 1/2 teaspoon + 1 more teaspoon for the topping)
• 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (almonds or pecans also work well)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 & 1/2 pounds (4 medium) pears (I like barely ripe Bartletts) (apples, peaches, Asian pears or fuyu persimmons may also be used)
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• Tiny dash of cloves (optional)
• 1 tbsp dark brown sugar
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• by Francine