Pear Cake With Pine Nuts

Name: Pear Cake With Pine Nuts
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces; 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/3 cup fat-free sour cream; 1/4 cup 1% low-fat milk; 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 large egg; Cooking spray; 2 cups thinly sliced peeled pear

15 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup fat-free sour cream
1/4 cup 1% low-fat milk
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg
Cooking spray
2 cups thinly sliced peeled pear

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Remove 1/3 cup flour mixture; place in a small bowl. Stir in pine nuts and cinnamon; set aside.
3

Combine the remaining flour mixture, sour cream, and the next 6 ingredients (sour cream through egg) in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Pour the batter into a 9-inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray. Arrange the pear slices evenly over the batter. Sprinkle with pine nut mixture. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean; cool completely on a wire rack.