Pear Squares

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="043785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Bayshores Recipie Exchange</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bayshores Recipie Exchange"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ameretto Truffles"><U>Ameretto Truffles</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pumpkin Pie"><U>Pumpkin Pie</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Florida Orange Meringue Pie"><U>Florida Orange Meringue Pie</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kahlua Brownies"><U>Kahlua Brownies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Favorite Recipie"><U>Favorite Recipie</U></A>   |   <B>Pear Squares</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="044d2b03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Pear Squares</I></div> <div> A FAMILY FAVORITE </div> <div> Preparation time : 30 mins </div> <div> Baking time: 40 mins </div> <div> Ingredients<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Base: </div> <div> 2/3 cup all purpose flour </div> <div> 1/2 cup butter or margarine </div> <div> 1/3 cup granulated sugar </div> <div> 1 pinch each of ground cinnamon, salt, ginger </div> <div> Topping: </div> <div> 1/3 cup brown sugar </div> <div> 1/4 cup butter </div> <div> 2 eggs </div> <div> 2 Tbsp of flour </div> <div> 1/2 Tsp of baking powder </div> <div> 1/4 Tsp ginger & cinnamon </div> <div> 1 Tsp of vanilla </div> <div> 1 pinch of salt </div> <div> 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts </div> <div> 5 pears (peeled, cored, thinly sliced) </div> <div> Preheat oven to 350° F </div> <div> Combine ingredients for base </div> <div> Spread evenly over bottom of greased 13' X 9' pan </div> <div> Bake until lightly browned (approx. 15 mins.) </div> <div> Cool for 10 min </div> <div> Increase oven temperature to 375° F </div> <div> Combine ingredients for topping except walnuts and pears </div> <div> Overlap pear slices on the base </div> <div> Stir walnuts into the topping mixture </div> <div> Spread evenly over the pears </div> <div> Bake until the topping is golden brown (approx. 40 mins.)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>