These pear scones are nice for a light and tasty brunch. Serve them with tea.
Ingredients
- ¾ cups all-purpose flour: 1 piece
- packed brown sugar: 0.33333 cup
- baking powder: 2 tsp
- ground cinnamon: 0.5 tsp
- pinch salt: 1 piece
- butter, chilled: 0.33333 cup
- egg: 1 piece
- half-and-half cream: 0.5 cup
- pear: 1 cup (chopped)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Sift together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl; cut in butter until mixture has a crumbly texture. Whisk together egg and half-and-half in a separate bowl; stir egg mixture into flour mixture until combined; stir in pear. Drop large spoonfuls of the dough onto an ungreased baking sheet.
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Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes; rest briefly on a cooling rack before serving.
