Cranberry Pear Crumble Bars

Base and Crumble:

1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, soft
1 egg, beaten

Filling:
2 cups peeled, cored and thinly sliced pears
sprinkle of Fruitfresh or the juice of half a lemon
2 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
pinch of ground ginger
rind of one orange, finely grated
1/4 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, slightly thawed
2 Tbsp butter
 Peel, core and thinly slice the pears. Set aside.
 Preheat oven to 375F.
 Fully line a small square baking pan with parchment paper leaving overhangs for easy
removal.
 In a large mixing bowl whisk together sugar, flour, baking powder and salt.  
 Add the butter and rub into the flour mixture until it resembles a coarse meal.
 Mix in the beaten egg until dough forms. 
 Press 2/3 of dough into the prepared pan. Reserve the rest for the top.  
 Sprinkle the pears with Fruitfresh or the juice of half a lemon.
 Add sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and grated orange rinds to the sliced
pears.
 Toss to coat.
 Mix in the cranberries. 
 Pour the fruit mixture over the crust.
 Spread it out evenly.
 Dot with the butter, as if you were making a pie.
 Finally crumble the remaining dough on the top.
 Bake for 40 minutes until top is golden.
 Let the bar cool.
 Grasp both parchment overhangs and move the bar to a cutting board.
 Cut into squares and serve.