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Pear Bread
This Pear Bread is moist, nutty, and versatile enough to go from breakfast to snack to dessert!
Ingredients
- 3 cups (360 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup (120 g) chopped pecans, walnuts, or other nut
- 3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter, softened*
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- 2 cups peeled and finely grated ripe, firm pears, 3 to 4 medium pears
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or two 9″x 5″loaf pans.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Scoop out about 1/4 cup of this mixture and combine it with the nuts to coat. Stir back into the flour mixture.
- In a separate bowl, beat the butter, eggs, sugar, pears, and vanilla until mixed. (This won't make a smooth mixture.)
- Add the pear mixture to the flour mixture, stirring just until combined and the batter is evenly moistened.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan(s). Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until the bread is browned and firm on top. A pick inserted into the center should come out clean.
- Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then, remove from the pan and place top side up on a wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes
- *May substitute 3/4 cup vegetable oil for butter.
- Recipe adapted from Southern Cakes.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
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