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One at a time, place the drinking glass in the center of one sheet of foil.
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Gather up all four sides around the bottom of the glass to form a cup and fan out the corners like petals around a flour.
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Remove glass.
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The foil sheet should now have the shape of a cup with the corners fanning out.
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Repeat this step with the remaining 7 sheets of foil.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Place all ingredients for the coffee cake in order in a the bowl of a standing mixer.
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Using the dough hook, combine the dough till it scrapes the side of the bowl.
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Knead in the bowl till the dough is smooth ( roughly 3-5 minutes).
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Place in a slightly oiled bowl.
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Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
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While dough is rising, saute pears, honey , butter and cinnamon in a saucepan on medium heat, until pears are tender and cooked through ( you should be able to slide a sharp knife through easily, but do not over cook them to the point of mushiness).
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Let cool.
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After dough has risen, remove it from the bowl, punch it down and let rest for 5 minutes.
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Section dough off into 8 pieces, gather gently into balls, and place one in foil mold.
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Evenly divide the pear filling on top of each cake and sprinkle the slivered almonds on top.
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Place on a sheet pan.
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Let rise and additional 15 minutes.
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Bake for 30 - 35 minutes.
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While cakes are baking, mix powdered sugar, milk and lemon zest together in a bowl to make the glaze.
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Once cakes are almost completely cool drizzle with glaze.
