Pear Bread  

My beautiful cousin recently shared some fresh pears with me that a co-worker had shared with her. Honestly, pears do not rank high in my favorite fruit list, but I had several and wanted to find a recipe that would change my mind about pears.  

Recipe 

3 Large Pears 

1 ½ Cup Sugar  

¾ Cup Vegetable Oil 

1 tsp Vanilla 

3 Cups Flour 

2 tsp Baking Powder 

2 tsp Cinnamon 

2 tsp Baking Soda 

1 tsp Salt 

4 Cups Pears (finely chopped) 

1 tsp Lemon Juice 

1 Cup Walnuts (chopped) 

Directions:  

1. In bowl, combine eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla. Mix well. 

2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and baking soda. 

3. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture until just moistened. 

4. Toss pears in lemon juice. 

5. Stir in pears and walnuts (batter will be thick) 

6. Spoon into two (2) greased 9X5” loaf pans. 

7. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes. 

8. Cool for 10 minutes before moving to wire racks. 

Now that you have the recipe, here is why I love it…instead of walnuts, I tossed in dried blueberries (my son has a nut allergy).  

Finally, here is what made this pear bread AMAZING.I sliced the bread, added generous slices of goat cheese, and drizzled with local honey, broiled on low for a few minutes and plated. Try it!