Pear Dumplings

Name: Pear Dumplings
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 6 ripe Bosc pears; 59 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter, softened; 1 Tbsp butter; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 inches fresh ginger; 355 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 118 milliliters chopped macadamia nuts; 177 milliliters milk; 1 medium Rind of orange, cut into strips; 1 teaspooon salt; 237 milliliters shortening

Pear Dumplings might be just the side dish you are searching for. One serving contains 1050 calories, 9g of protein, and 54g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have rind of orange, ground cinnamon, firmly brown sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Stir together first 3 ingredients; cut shortening into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly. Gradually add milk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.

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Shortening

All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Blender

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 4 to 5 times. Shape into a 12-inch log.

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Dough

Cut log into 6 (2-inch) pieces. Shape each into a disk, and roll each into an 8-inch circle on a lightly floured surface.

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Roll

Peel pears, reserving peels. Core each pear from bottom, leaving top 2 inches and stems intact.

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Pear

Stir together brown sugar and next 2 ingredients; spoon about 1 1/2 Tbsp. brown sugar mixture into each pear cavity, pressing firmly.

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Brown Sugar

Pear

Sprinkle remaining sugar mixture in center of pastry circles (about 1 1/2 Tbsp. each).

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Sugar

Place 1 pear in center of each pastry circle. Dot pears with 1/4 cup softened butter. Press dough around pears with palms of hands, sealing around stem.

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Butter

Dough

Pear

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, if necessary.

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Bring granulated sugar, next 3 ingredients, reserved pear peels, and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Water