Fresh Pear Cobbler

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Fresh Pear Cobbler

Featured in the November 2011 Consumer Lines.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons butter, melted and divided (as noted below)
6 very ripe Bartlett or Anjou pears, peeled, cored, and halved lengthwise (about 2 1/4 pounds)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar, divided (as noted below)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup reduced-fat milk
1/4 cup apple juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons lemon zest

Preheat electric oven to 400°F.
Drizzle 1 ½ tablespoon of butter on the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
Arrange pears in baking dish, cut sides down, over the butter.
Combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.
Add 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, milk, apple juice, and vanilla, and stir until well-blended.
Spoon the batter around the pear halves.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, and lemon zest; sprinkle over pears.
Bake at 400°F for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Makes 12 servings.

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