Pear Coffee Cake With Ginger Pecan Crunch Topping - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup Crisco cooking oil
1 slightly beaten egg
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups chopped ripe pears
Topping
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Mix together flour, sugars, salt, nutmeg and oil.
Set aside 1 cup of mixture for topping.
Add 2 cups chopped ripe pear to the rest of the above mixture.
Add egg, buttermilk, baking soda, and baking powder.
Topping: Add ginger and pecans to 1 cup of reserved mixture.
Spread in greased 9\" x 13\" x 2\" sheet pan.
Sprinkle topping over top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.