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Cinnamon Pear Coffee Cake Recipe

A simple Cinnamon Pear Coffee Cake is the ideal slow down and savor mornings, breakfast! Recipe adapted from Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake from Fleischmann's® Yeast.
Course Breakfast
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 16 slices
Author Dine & Dish

Ingredients

  • DOUGH
  • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 envelope Fleischmann's® RapidRise™ Yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup butter OR margarine
  • 1 egg
  • CINNAMON PEARS
  • 1/3 cup butter OR margarine
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
  • 3 cups sliced fresh pears cored
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Bean Paste or 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • CINNAMON TOPPING
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Instructions

  • Combine 3/4 cup flour, sugar, undissolved yeast and salt in a large mixer bowl. Heat water, milk and butter until very warm (120o to 130oF); gradually add to flour mixture. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add egg and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup flour to make a stiff batter. Turn into greased 13 x 9-inch pan. Arrange Cinnamon Pears (and sauce) evenly over batter; sprinkle with Cinnamon Topping. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  • Bake at 375F for 25 minutes or until done. Cool in pan on wire rack.
  • Cinnamon Pears: Combine butter, sugar and cinnamon in a large skillet. Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Add pears and vanilla; cook, stirring occasionally, until pears begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool.
  • Cinnamon Topping: Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Notes

For presentation purposes, I baked the coffee cake in 2 greased, deep dish pie pans.