Spiced Pear Cranberry Cobbler - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Pastry
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
1/3 cup chilled butter flavor shortening
1/4 cup ice water
Filling
4 medium bosc pears, peeled, cored & sliced lengthwise (1/4-inch thick)
3 1/2 cups cranberries
1 1/4 cups sugar, plus
1 teaspoon sugar, for dusting
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 tablespoon butter

Preparation

For pastry: In medium bowl, combine flour & salt; add chilled butter & shortening. with pastry blender, combine until mixture resembles cornmeal. Sprinkle with ice water. Toss lightly with a fork until dough holds together when pinched. Flatten dough to a round; wrap in plastic wrap & refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare filling: In large bowl, combine pear slices & cranberries. Sprinkle with 1 1/4c sugar, whole wheat flour, allspice & cardamom; mix thoroughly. Spread fruit mixture into a 13x9x2\" pan; dot w/1TB butter. Heat oven to 375\u00b0F.
On lightly floured surface, roll pastry to about 1/8\" thick, making it 1\" larger than the rim of the pan. Place pastry over fruit. Crimp border around rim. Cut 3 2\" slits in pastry. Dust w/1tsp sugar. Bake 45 minutes until browned & fruit is bubbling. Cool 15-20 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.