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Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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The inspiration for this dessert is tarte Tatin, the French upside-down apple tart that was created by two unmarried sisters. Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour |
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon ground ginger |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves |
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk |
1/4 cup egg substitute |
1/4 cup molasses |
2 tablespoons stick margarine, melted |
2 tablespoons stick margarine |
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar |
3 tablespoons chopped walnuts |
2 medium pears(about 1 pound) |
cinnamon sticks (optional) |
pear slices (optional) |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Combine buttermilk, egg substitute, molasses, and 2 tablespoons melted margarine in a bowl; stir well. Add to flour mixture, stirring until smooth.
3. Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet. Stir in 1/3 cup brown sugar; cook over medium heat 1 minute. Remove from heat; sprinkle with walnuts.
4. Peel and core pears. Cut each in half lengthwise. Cut each half into thin slices, cutting to, but not through, stem end. Fan pear halves; place, core sides up, on top of brown sugar mixture in skillet. Pour batter over pears; bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack. Loosen cake from sides of pan using a narrow metal spatula. Invert onto a cake plate. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and pear slices, if desired.
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