Pear Pandowdy Recipe
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Margarine | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cold water | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Pears | 4 Cup (16 tbs), sliced | |
| Lemon juice | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Vegetable cooking spray | ||
| Cornstarch | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Ground nutmeg | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| 1 cup pear nectar | ||
| Skim milk | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Sugar | 2 Teaspoon | |
| 2 cups vanilla nonfat frozen yogurt | ||
Directions
Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl; cut in margarine with a pastry blender until flour mixture resembles coarse meal.
Sprinkle cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, evenly over surface; stir mixture with a fork just until dry ingredients are moistened.
Shape dough into a ball.
Place dough between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; gently press dough to a 4-inch square.
Chill 15 minutes.
Roll dough to an 8-inch square.
Place in freezer 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can be removed easily.
Combine pears and lemon juice; toss gently.
Place pears in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Combine cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg; add pear nectar, stirring well.
Pour mixture over pears.
Remove top sheet of plastic wrap.
Invert pastry over pears.
Remove remaining plastic wrap.
Seal pastry to edges of dish; make slits in top of pastry to allow steam to escape.
Brush pastry with milk; sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 400° for 35 to 40 minutes or until pastry is golden and filling is bubbly.
To serve, spoon warm cobbler into individual dessert bowls; top each serving with 1/4 cup frozen yogurt.
Sprinkle cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, evenly over surface; stir mixture with a fork just until dry ingredients are moistened.
Shape dough into a ball.
Place dough between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; gently press dough to a 4-inch square.
Chill 15 minutes.
Roll dough to an 8-inch square.
Place in freezer 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can be removed easily.
Combine pears and lemon juice; toss gently.
Place pears in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Combine cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg; add pear nectar, stirring well.
Pour mixture over pears.
Remove top sheet of plastic wrap.
Invert pastry over pears.
Remove remaining plastic wrap.
Seal pastry to edges of dish; make slits in top of pastry to allow steam to escape.
Brush pastry with milk; sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 400° for 35 to 40 minutes or until pastry is golden and filling is bubbly.
To serve, spoon warm cobbler into individual dessert bowls; top each serving with 1/4 cup frozen yogurt.
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