Pear Bread
Lovely bread for pear lovers!
Servings: 24 servings (2 loaves)
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated white sugar
- 1 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 to 2½ cups peeled and chopped ripe pears (about 3 medium)
- 1 cup chopped pecans, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray two 8x4-inch loaf pans with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Whisk together well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture; stir just until combined. Gently stir in the pears and the pecans (if using). Divide the batter between the prepared loaf pans.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean. Allow the loaves to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- *To lighten-up this bread a little bit, sub half unsweetened applesauce for half of the oil (½ cup oil and ½ cup applesauce).
- Nutritional information does not include the optional pecans.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg