Name: Pear and ginger slice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 cup caster sugar; 2 cup water; 2 centimetre ginger, peeled, grated; 4 firm beurre bosc pears, peeled, cored, halved; 1 cup golden syrup; 1/3 cup treacle; 185 gram butter, chopped; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 2 cup self-raising flour; 2 tablespoon ground ginger; 1/2 cup sour cream; 2 eggs, lightly beaten

Ingredients

1 cup caster sugar

2 cup water

2 centimetre ginger, peeled, grated

4 firm beurre bosc pears, peeled, cored, halved

1 cup golden syrup

1/3 cup treacle

185 gram butter, chopped

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 cup self-raising flour

2 tablespoon ground ginger

1/2 cup sour cream

2 eggs, lightly beaten

Method

1.In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, water and ginger; stir on low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and bring to a simmer. Add pears; simmer 25-30 minutes, until just tender. Remove pears from syrup and cool.

2.Return syrup to high heat. Boil 10 minutes, until reduced by half. Set aside.

3.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 20 x 30cm slice pan with baking paper.

4.In a small saucepan, combine golden syrup, treacle, butter and brown sugar; stir over low heat until melted.

5.Sift flour and ginger together into a large bowl. Add syrup mixture, sour cream and eggs; stir until smooth. Pour batter into slice pan.

6.Thinly slice pear halves, spread out and arrange over top of batter. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into slice comes out clean.

7.Brush cooled slice with reduced syrup. Serve in slices.

For extra flavour and bite, dd a 1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg and cinnamon with the flour and fold through about 1/2 cup chopped glace ginger. If pears are softer, reduce the cooking time.
Note

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