Spiced Pear Cobbler – Smith Berry Barn

Ingredients

• 3 Tbs butter
• 8 each fresh, ripe pears (peeled, cored and cut into pieces)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup corn starch
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp allspice
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter (chilled and cut into pieces)
• 1/4 cup half & half