Pear Cobbler

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon apple pie spice 
• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.3 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar 
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar 
• 0.5 cup flour all-purpose
• 1 tablespoon flour all-purpose
• 1 tablespoon juice of lemon 
• 2 tablespoons butter chilled cut into small pieces
• 2 teaspoons butter melted
• 3 pounds pears peeled sliced
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup skim milk 
• 0.5 cup flour whole-wheat all-purpose

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• blender
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; toss gently to coat. Spoon pear mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
3. Combine 1/2 cup all-purpose flour and next 4 ingredients (1/2 cup all-purpose flour through salt) in a medium bowl, and cut in 2 tablespoons chilled margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
4. Add milk, and toss with a fork until flour mixture is moist.
5. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons onto pear mixture.
6. Brush melted margarine over dough, and sprinkle with brown sugar.
7. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.