Ingredients

• Toastries
• 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
  
• ²/₃ cup sugar
  
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• 8 ounces unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• 4-6 tablespoons buttermilk
  
• apple-pear filling, recipe follows
  
• egg wash made from 1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon of water
  

• Apple-Pear Filling
• 2 large apples, any cooking variety will work
  
• 2 large pears, d'anjou or bartlett
  
• 1-2 cinnamon sticks
  
• 1 star anise pod
  
• 1-2 slices of fresh ginger
  
• a few cloves
  
• 2-3 tablespoons brown sugar
  
• 2 tablespoons unbleached all purpose flour
  
• ¹/₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon