Pear Dumplings
Looking for an easy pear dessert? Try making these tasty pear dumplings. Filled with warm, sweet flavors, these dumplings will deliver a unique dessert-a perfect way to end any meal.
Cooking Time45 min
Ingredients
- 2 cups sifted white whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar substitute, suitable for baking
- salt to taste
- Cardamon seeds from 3 pods, crushed
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 1 egg, separated
- 2 tablespoons butter substitute, suitable for baking
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 4 firm ripe pears
Instructions
- Sift sugar subsitute, white whole wheat flour and salt into medium-sized bowl, add cardamon seeds; cut in shortening with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly.
- Place egg yolk in measuring cup (saving white), add cold water to make 1/4 cup, mix well; pour over flour-shortening mixture, mix lightly with fork just until dough holds together.
- Cream butter substitute with brown sugar in small bowl, add walnuts; pare and core pears; stuff with mixture.
- Divide dough in fourths, roll one fourth at a time to a 7-inch round on lightly floured pastry cloth or board, place filled pear in center; fold pastry up and around fruit, pinch to seal; place in baking pan, 8x8x2.
- Bake for a half hour at 425 degrees F. Brush dumplings with slightly beaten egg white, bake until pastry is golden-brown (about 15 minutes).
- Serve warm, plain or with sweetened whipped cream, hard sauce, or sour cream sprinkled with brown sugar.
