Christmas baking

Made with ripe bartlett pears, ground cinnamon and ground ginger. 1h, makes 9, 17 ingredients.

Recipe by andianne.com

Prep

20 min

Cook

30 min

Total

1h

Makes

9

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp usalted butter (melted)
• 3 Tbsp brown sugar
• 3 ripe bartlett pears
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour (or cake & pastry flour)
• ½ cup granulated sugar (or cane sugar)
• 3 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ cup molasses
• 2 large eggs
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

Method by andianne.com. Cook it from their page if you can, so the people who developed and tested it get the visit.

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a square baking dish with cooking oil.
2. Peel the skin off 3 ripe Bartlett pears with a vegetable peeler. Slice the pears in half then remove the inner core and stem with a spoon and knife.
3. Brush the pears with 1 Tbsp lemon juice then slice the pears into thin strips.
4. Pour 1 Tbsp of melted unsalted butter evenly into an 8 x 8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle in 3 Tbsp brown sugar. Arrange the pears into a single layer on top of the butter and sugar.
5. In a large bowl mix the dry ingredients: 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour, ½ cup granulated sugar, 3 tsp ground cinnamon, 2 tsp ground ginger, 1 tsp ground allspice, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp ground nutmeg, ¼ tsp salt.
6. In a separate bowl add ½ cup milk, ¼ cup molasses, 2 large eggs, 2 Tbsp vegetable oil, and mix.
7. Add the dry to the wet ingredients and, mix until combined. Do not overmix.
8. Pour the cake mix into the prepared square baking dish. Bake for 28-32 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when poked through the center. Let cool for 5 minutes in the baking dish.
9. Gently loosen the sides of the cake with a butter knife or spatula. Place a large plate (big enough to cover the cake) over the baking dish. Gently flip the baking dish over onto the large plate. The bottom of the cake is now facing up.
10. Slice into squares, serve, and enjoy!