Gingerbread with Pears

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup unsulphured molasses
• 1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk or plain nonfat yogurt
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 ripe Bartlett pearpeeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice