Gingerbread With Pear Brandy Sauce Recipe

• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp grnd allspice
• 1/4 tsp grnd cloves
• 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 c. dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 x Large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/4 c. dark unsulfured molasses
• 1 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger
• 2/3 c. buttermilk Confectioners' sugar Peel from 1 lemon, cut into strips
• 2 c. water
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/4 c. fresh lemon juice
• 4 x Bartlett pears, peel, cut into quarters
• 1/4 c. Poire Williams (clear pear brandy), Cognac or possibly brandy

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