INGREDIENTS
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
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1 egg
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1 heaping cup pear purée*, about 1 1/2 pears
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1 cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1/4 cup crystallized ginger (about 3 ounces)
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1 cup finely chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)