Pear Dumplings

Name: Pear Dumplings
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 59 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 1 Tbsp butter or margarine; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 slice (3-inch) fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 118 milliliters chopped macadamia nuts; 59 milliliters butter or margarine, cut up; 177 milliliters milk; 1 medium Rind of orange, cut into strips; 6 ripe cooking pears; 1 teaspoon salt; 237 milliliters shortening; 355 milliliters sugar; 355 milliliters water

Pear Dumplings

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Pear Dumplings a try. One serving contains 1060 calories, 9g of protein, and 54g of fat. This recipe serves 6. If you have ginger, firmly brown sugar, margarine, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine first 3 ingredients; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Gradually add milk, stirring enough to make a soft dough.

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Shortening

Dough

Milk

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Blender

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and roll into a 21- x 14-inch rectangle.

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Dough

Roll

Cut rectangle into 6 (7-inch) squares with a pastry cutter.

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Pastry Cutter

Peel pears, reserving skin. Core each pear from the bottom, leaving top 2 inches.

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Pear

Place each pear on a pastry square.

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Pear

Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts; spoon 2 teaspoonfuls mixture into each pear core, pressing firmly. Dot tops of pears evenly with butter. Moisten dumpling edges with water. Bring corners to center, pinching edges to seal.

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Brown Sugar

Cinnamon

Butter

Pear

Water

Nuts

Place in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.

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Baking Pan

Bake at 375 for 40 to 50 minutes, shielding with aluminum foil after 30 minutes to prevent excessive browning.

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Bring reserved pear skin, sugar, and next 4 ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes or until butter melts and sugar dissolves.

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Butter

Sugar