Gluten-free Cinnamon & Almond Pear Coffee Cake
 
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Tender coffee cakes filled with pears, cinnamon and almonds. Great for dessert of brunch!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
  • STREUSEL:
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
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  • BATTER:
  • ⅔ cup cane sugar
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 2 whole eggs
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
  • ½ cup gluten-free flour
  • 1 ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup milk or alternative to dairy
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  • 2 pears, cleaned and thin sliced
  • Sliced almonds
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  • 10x sugar to dust
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350˚.
  2. Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon and set aside.
  3. In a mixing bowl, cream together cane sugar and butter. Add eggs.
  4. Combine remaining dry ingredients and add to butter mixture alternatively with milk.
  5. Mix until a smooth, thick batter forms.
  6. In an 8” baking dish or four individual dishes, spread half the batter into the bottom.
  7. Top with streusel.
  8. Spread remaining batter on top of streusel carefully.
  9. Lightly press pears into the batter and sprinkle with almonds.
  10. Bake for about 20 minutes if indivicual dishes, 30-35 minutes if one baking dish.
  11. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
  12. Dust with 10x sugar.
Recipe by Mr. Farmer's Daughter at http://www.mrfarmersdaughter.com/gluten-free-cinnamon-almond-pear-coffee-cake/