Pear-Filled Cowboy Coffee Cake

Name: Pear-Filled Cowboy Coffee Cake
Ingredients: 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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Pear-Filled Cowboy Coffee Cake is a wonderful way to have your pears and eat your cake, too. Okay, maybe that was a bit lame but the clever words might not

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Ingredients

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