HappyCook80's Recipe

Spiced Pear Bread

Category: Recipes

Spiced Pear Bread

3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsps. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cloves
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup molasses
2 tsps. vanilla extract
4 eggs
3 to 4 pears, peeled, cored and diced
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two loaf pans.

In a bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In a separate large mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, vegetable oil, molasses, vanilla, and stir in flour mixture. Pour into prepared loaf pans.

Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until done. Cool in pans for 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely.
Yields 2 loaves.