Ginger-Pear Shortcakes

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups baking mix all-purpose
• 1 tablespoon butter melted
• 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses 
• 12 servings sautéed pears 
• 1 tablespoon sugar 
• 0.3 cup walnuts chopped
• 12 servings whipped cream 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Stir together baking mix, sugar, milk, and molasses until a soft dough forms; turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 3 to 4 times.
2. Pat dough to a 1/4-inch thickness, and cut with a 2 3/4-inch round biscuit cutter.
3. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
4. Combine walnuts and next 4 ingredients; pat onto biscuit tops.
5. Bake at 375 for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.
6. Split shortcakes in half.
7. Layer half of biscuit halves with
8. Sauted Pears and whipped cream; top with remaining biscuit halves.