Roasted Grape And Pear Kuchen
- 1/2 cup warm 2% reduced-fat milk (100u0b0 to 110u0b0)
- 2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 large eggs
- 9 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 cups)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened and divided
- Baking spray with flour
- 1 1/2 cups seedless red grapes
- 2 firm peeled pears, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, thawed
- Combine milk, yeast, and 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Let stand 5 minutes.
- Add remaining granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon oil, vanilla, rind, salt, nutmeg, and eggs; beat with a mixer at low speed until well combined. Add flour; beat at low speed 5 minutes or until batter is smooth. Add 5 tablespoons butter, 1 table-spoon at a time, beating after each addition. Smooth batter into a 9-inch springform pan coated with baking spray. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85u0b0), free from drafts, 1 1/2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 450u0b0.
- Combine remaining 1 tablespoon oil, grapes, and pears; arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 450u0b0 for 20 to 25 minutes or until tender. Cool completely. Reduce oven temperature to 350u0b0.
- Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Combine grape mixture, butter, pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Arrange mixture over dough. Bake at 350u0b0 for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from pan, and place on a serving platter. Serve with whipped topping.
milk, yeast, sugar, canola oil, vanilla, lemon rind, salt, ground nutmeg, eggs, flour, unsalted butter, baking spray with, seedless red grapes, pecans, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, frozen reducedcalorie
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/roasted-grape-pear-kuchen (may not work)