Pear-Cranberry Streusal Kuchen
Pear-Cranberry Streusal Kuchen is a side dish that serves 8. One serving contains 348 calories, 5g of protein, and 9g of fat. For 87 cents per serving, this recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of rolled oats, sugar, dried cranberries, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is brought to you by Back to the Cutting Board. 40 people were impressed by this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 28%. This score is not so outstanding. Similar recipes are Pear Küchen, Roasted Grape and Pear Kuchen, and Cranberry Kuchen.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Cooking duration: 50 minutes
Ingredients:
5 cups (about 4 large) chopped Anjou (or whatever is in season/your favorite) pears (substitute: Golden Delicious or Rome apples)
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 1/2 tbsp. cold butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. light corn syrup
1/2 cup dried cranberries (substitute: raisins)
1/4 cup egg substitute (or 1 egg)
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp. ginger or nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
3 tbsp. rolled oats (optional)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup sugar
2 1/2 tbsp. canola or vegetable oil
3 tbsp. AP or whole wheat flour
Equipment:
oven
frying pan
blender
bowl
springform pan
baking sheet
wire rack
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 475 degrees (F).Arrange chopped pears in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray, and sprinkle with 1 tbsp. sugar. Bake for 8 minutes, stirring well. Sprinkle with 1 tbsp. sugar and bake an 7 more minutes or until pears are slightly soft. Set aside to cool. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees.While pears are baking, make the streusal: combine brown sugar, oats, flour, and spices in a small bowl. Using your fingers or a pastry blender cut in margarine and corn syrup until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Set aside.In a large bowl, combine with next flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.In a smaller bowl, stir together buttermilk, egg substitute, oil, and lemon rind. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.Gently fold in pears and cranberries.Spoon mixture into a 10-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray; place pan on a baking sheet.Sprinkle streusal evenly over batter in pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes (20-25 minutes in mini springform pans) or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Serve slightly warm or room temperature.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees (F).Arrange chopped pears in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray, and sprinkle with 1 tbsp. sugar.
2. Bake for 8 minutes, stirring well. Sprinkle with 1 tbsp. sugar and bake an 7 more minutes or until pears are slightly soft. Set aside to cool. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees.While pears are baking, make the streusal: combine brown sugar, oats, flour, and spices in a small bowl. Using your fingers or a pastry blender cut in margarine and corn syrup until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Set aside.In a large bowl, combine with next flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.In a smaller bowl, stir together buttermilk, egg substitute, oil, and lemon rind.
3. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.Gently fold in pears and cranberries.Spoon mixture into a 10-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray; place pan on a baking sheet.Sprinkle streusal evenly over batter in pan.
4. Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes (20-25 minutes in mini springform pans) or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
5. Serve slightly warm or room temperature.
Nutrition Information:
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