Quick-and-Easy Pear Coffeecake

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon almond extract 
• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 1.3 cups firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup currants dried
• 1 large eggs 
• 2 large egg whites 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 1.3 cups pears diced
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• blender
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl; beat at low speed of a mixer until well-blended.
3. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through cloves); stir well. Gradually add flour mixture to brown sugar mixture; beat just until blended. Stir in pear and currants.
4. Pour batter into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
5. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Let cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack.