Gingerbread With Pears Low Fat & Low Calorie

• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 3 (6 ounce) pears, ripe but firm, Bosc recommended
• 1/4 cup light olive oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup Splenda granular, Granular for baking
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar

1. Partially fill a bowl with water and add lemon juice. Peel the pears and cut them into quarters. Chop 2 pears into a small dice & place the pieces in the lemon water. Slice each quarter of the 3rd pear in 4 long pieces. Place them in the water.
2. Heat oven to 350u0b0F. Coat a 9"-X-13" baking dish with cooking spray & dust lightly with flour.
3. Combine the oil, egg, buttermilk and molasses in medium bowl.
4. In a large bowl, whisk the flours, Splenda, baking powder & soda, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger & cloves. Add the wet ingredients & mix gently.
5. Drain the pears and set long slices aside. Stir the chopped pear pieces & the chopped ginger into the batter.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan. Arrange long pear slices on top & sprinkle with brown sugar.
7. Bake for 25 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

lemon, light olive oil, egg, lowfat buttermilk, molasses, cake flour, whole wheat pastry flour, splenda granular, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, ginger, brown sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gingerbread-with-pears-low-fat-low-calorie-204146 (may not work)