Pear Coffee Cake With Ginger Pecan Crunch Topping

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3/4 cup crisco cooking oil
• 1 slightly beaten egg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups chopped ripe pears
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 mix together flour, sugars, salt, nutmeg and oil.
• 2 set aside 1 cup of mixture for topping.
• 3 add 2 cups chopped ripe pear to the rest of the above mixture.
• 4 add egg, buttermilk, baking soda, and baking powder.
• 5 topping: add ginger and pecans to 1 cup of reserved mixture.
• 6 spread in greased 9" x 13" x 2" sheet pan.
• 7 sprinkle topping over top.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.