This quick bread is baked up with fresh pears and spices and will be your new favorite accompaniment to your morning coffee.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time55 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Pear Bread
Servings: 1loaf
Calories: 307kcal
Author: Michaela Kenkel
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Ingredients
1/2cupvegetable oil
1cupgranulated sugar
2eggs
1 1/4cupfresh pearspeeled cored and chopped
1/2cupchopped pecans
1teaspoonvanilla
1 1/2cupflour
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1/2teaspoonsalt
1teaspooncinnamon
1/2teaspoonnutmeg
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.