Walnut Pear Coffeecake

By clbrosnan

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped walnuts.
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar.
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour.
• 1/4 cup cold butter.
• Feeling;
• 2 medium ripe pears peeled and sliced.
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice.
• 1/2 cup letter softened.
• 1 cup sugar.
• 2 eggs.
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• 13/4 cups all-purpose flour.
• 3/4 cups teaspoon taking powder.
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda.
• 1/4 cup teaspoon salt.
• 1 cup sour cream.
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl, combine walnuts, brown sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Place flour in a small bowl; stir in 3/4 cups of nut mixture; set aside for topping. Set aside remaining mixture for filling.

In a small bowl, toss the pears with lemon juice. Set aside. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at the time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, taking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition.

Spread two thirds of the batter into a greased 9 inch spring form pan. Top with the reserved nut mixture pears and remaining batter. Sprinkle with walnuts and reserved topping mixture.

Bake at 350° for 50 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. Cool for one hour before cutting.