Spicy Gingerbread with Cinnamon Pear Sauce
Makes: 9 servings
A rich and moist gingerbread topped with a seasonal fruit sauce.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup molasses
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp salt Cinnamon Pear Sauce:
- 5 fresh pears
- ¼ cup water
- 1-3 tbsp sugar (to taste)
- 1-2 tsp lemon juice (to taste)
- about ½ tsp cinnamon (to taste)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and lightly flour 9-inch square baking pan.
- Combine all gingerbread ingredients in large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer at low speed until well blended, scraping the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat at high speed 2 more minutes. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for about 30 minutes. Cut into squares; serve warm with Cinnamon Pear Sauce. Cinnamon Pear Sauce:
- While cake is baking, peel, core and roughly slice pears. Place in a heavy bottom pot. Add water, lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon. Adjust to desired sweetness.
- Cook over low heat for about 1 hour. Watch closely so that the bottom doesn't scald. You may need to add more liquid during cooking.
- Once pears are soft, puree to desired consistency with a handheld blender or food processor.
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