Ingredients

Preparation time: 20 minutes plus baking time
Yield: 12-16 servings

2 cups canned pears, drained and sliced
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Topping:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened

Directions

Sprinkle pears with lemon juice. Beat egg, stir in milk and oil. Stir in remaining ingredients all at once until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Pour into greased 9-by-13-inch pan; top with pear slices.

For topping, cut softened butter or margarine into combined dry ingredients. Sprinkle over pears and bake at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Each serving contains 264 calories; 14gm fat; 279 mg sodium; 29 mg cholesterol.