Cranberry pecan drop pastry

I probably have a biased opinion on these but I think these pastries could rival donuts for popularity. Of course I also think donuts taste too much like oil. I made them up to right a recipe gone wrong. I also can’t think of a name for them. I think drop pastry is descent, not offensive anyways. When I was visiting a local cave the tour guide was telling a story where she asked a student group what was their favorite part. One student said they liked the cow pie. It took the guide a little while to figure it out but she showed us a stalagmite which was what the student was talking about. At the time I was thinking that’s kinda what the drop pastry looks like. I’m not sure if a name of cow pie would turn people off or if they would take it in good humor. Anyways on to the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cranberry sauce
• 2 cup cake or all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup buttermilk and more for coating
• 1 large egg

Instructions:

1. In large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
2. Mix thoroughly with whisk.
3. With chilled butter cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry knife or two knives. Batter should be crumbly.
4. Beat egg with a fork in small bowl.
5. Add buttermilk and mix well.
6. Adding buttermilk egg mixture in thirds, with spatula or spoon mix into flour butter batter. Mixture should be dry at this stage, but should be fully incorporated.
7. Add cranberry sauce and pecans.
8. Mix roughly. There should be some areas heavy with cranberry sauce and some areas heavy with batter.
9. Drop onto cookies sheet. Mixture should make 9 to 10 drop pastries. I used silicon mats. These kept the browning of the bottoms down. The brown doesn’t taste burnt. It just doesn’t look nice.
10. Liberally coat the tops of the pastries with buttermilk.
11. Place in 375 degree oven for 25 minutes.
12. Allow to cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes then cool on cooling rack.
13. Enjoy!