Pear and Ginger Sponge
by
Carrie Ballard
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last modified
Jan 31, 2011 12:57 PM
Hugo Skoppek
Netherlands
225g butter or margarine
225g caster sugar
4 eggs beaten
225g raising flour
1tsp baking power
Pinch of salt 3
15ml spoons
3 tbs warm water
4 ripe pears
50g
fresh ginger
for the pears and ginger:
quarter the pears and discard the seeds, cut into chunks
grate the ginger and mix with the pears
butter a deep baking (or casserole) dish
place pear and ginger inside the dish
for the sponge:
Cream the butter/margarine with the sugar until light and fluffy
slowly fold in the eggs
Sift the flour and salt together and fold gently into the egg mixture
add warm water (if necessary) to make the batter drop off a spoon
pour mixture over the pears and ginger
bake in the oven at 200 C for about 40 minutes
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