Caramelized Pear Upside-down Gingerbread

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14 Ingredients

• 8 Tbs. (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 firm but ripe, large pears, such as Comice or Anjou, peeled, cored and cut lengthwise into 1⁄8...
• 1 3⁄4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1⁄2 tsp. ground cardamom
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbs. peeled and finely chopped fresh ginger
• 1⁄3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 egg, at room temperature, lightly beaten
• 3⁄4 cup light molasses
• 3⁄4 cup milk, at room temperature