Pear Pudding Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Drain and chop the pears, 1/2" chunks, reserve 1 cup of syrup.
• Toss together the nuts, cinnamon, pears& biscuit mix.
• Place this mixture in a shallow baking dish.
• in a saucepan combine the pear syrup, brown sugar& butter.
• Heat to boiling, add lemon zest and lemon juice.
• Pour over the pears in the baking dish.
• Bake in 375F oven for 30 minutes serve warm.

Steps:

• Choose pears or apples, if you pick pears use the ginger, for apples use the cinnamon.
• There are two parts to this recipe, the cake and the topping.
• To make the cake: Lightly grease an 8-inch square or 9-inch round pan.
• Place the fruit in the pan, and sprinkle it with the lemon juice.
• In a medium-sized bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, baking powder, spice, and salt till smooth.
• Beat in the egg, then add the flour alternately with the milk (1/2 cup flour, the milk, remaining 1/2 cup flour), beating after each addition.
• Spoon the batter over the fruit in the pan, spreading it to mostly cover.
• To make the topping: Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and spice.
• Sprinkle this mixture over the batter, then carefully pour the hot water over all.
• It will puddle on top; that's OK.
• Bake the cake in a preheated 375°F oven for about 60 minutes, until it's nicely browned on the top.
• Remove it from the oven, and serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
• Yield: 8 to 9 servings.