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Pear Scones
jowolf2
"These are nice for a light and tasty brunch. Serve with tea."
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Ingredients
37 m servings 244 calsOriginal recipe yields 8 servings (8 scones)
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Directions
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- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Sift together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl; cut in the butter until the mixture has a crumbly texture. Whisk together the egg and half-and-half in a separate bowl; stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture until combined; stir in the pear. Drop large spoonfuls of the dough onto an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes; rest briefly on a cooling rack before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 244 calories; 10.3 g fat; 34.2 g carbohydrates; 4.2 g protein; 49 mg cholesterol; 195 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
12/23/2007
We just finish baking the scones and they are wonderful...light, not really, really sweet but still have a hint of sweetmess...we even sifted the brown sugar with the other dry ingredients.. nev...
Most helpful critical review
10/19/2008
I'm going to have to disagree on this one. The dough was far too wet and the scones spread too much. The pear flavor was barely noticeable. They tasted OK to me, but not much like a scone at all...
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12/23/2007
We just finish baking the scones and they are wonderful...light, not really, really sweet but still have a hint of sweetmess...we even sifted the brown sugar with the other dry ingredients.. nev...
4/24/2010
These were very good, but I definitely would not call them scones. At breakfast this morning we dubbed them "Pear Puddles" :) because the do spread out a good bit and that's what they look like....
10/28/2007
I didn't measure the pears just used the last 3 that were in my fruit bowl. I can't get half and half in the UK so I usually use light cream. I wasn't paying attention when I took the container ...
7/19/2011
I used whole wheat flour instead of ap flour, 3 T honey instead of brown sugar, oil instead of butter, and soy milk in place of half and half. Maybe I should not review this with all my changes...
10/8/2011
This are excellent. Nice, soft, thick dough. I added 1/2 tsp ginger to the batter and 1 pear=1 cup so for those who said batter was too thin and they spread like puddles, pay attention to the re...
2/9/2010
The batter for these are more like a dumpling, a bit wetter than a real scone batter. I didn't have half and half so I substituted buttermilk for the liquid. We enjoyed these for our afternoon ...
9/26/2010
Great recipe! I made this because I have a pear tree and needed to use up some pears. One change: I substituted milk for the half-and-half, and only added a little at a time until the batter w...
10/19/2008
I'm going to have to disagree on this one. The dough was far too wet and the scones spread too much. The pear flavor was barely noticeable. They tasted OK to me, but not much like a scone at all...