Pear Bread
This quick bread is baked up with fresh pears and spices and will be your new favorite accompaniment to your morning coffee.
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories: 307kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup fresh pears peeled cored and chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a loaf pan.
- Combine oil, sugar, and eggs in a mixing bowl. Beat well. Stir in pears, pecans and vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Stir dry ingredients into pear mixture.
- Pour into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow bread to cool for about 10 minutes before removing from pan and cooling on a wire rack.
Notes
If you want to add the sugar to the top, combine 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon with 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Dust over bread while it's still slightly warm.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 208mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g