Pear Bread (sweet)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, organic
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon clove, ground
• 3/4 cup sugar, pure cane organic
• 1 1/2 cups pears, pureed (see recipe)
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup craisins
• 2 tablespoons candied ginger (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 slice the pears into quarters and using a food mill, puree the pears. alternatively, core and peel the pears and mash them. no need to cook down like apples although you certainly could do an apple/pear bread and cook down the apples and add the pears at the end.
• 3 grease one bread pan or three small ones.
• 4 mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• 5 in a small bowl whisk eggs until lightly beaten.
• 6 add pears, oil, vanilla and mix together.
• 7 add wet to dry and mix together without over-mixing. fold in craisins.
• 8 chop candied ginger, if using, small. since some people don't like them i usually make small loaves and leave out of one or two loaves. my husband insists him and ginger are bitter enemies, so i make sure to mark the non-gingered loaf for his sake (or so i know which one to accidentally give him to laugh at him when he bites into a piece of ginger).
• 9 bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 10 note: you could also add candied fruit, perhaps candied orange or other citrus peel would be nice, or nuts. this has a slightly sweet flavor without being too sweet. my husband gave it a thumbs up and i really liked it as well. it's not a heavy bread like pumpkin. i generally go heavier on the spices when i make it because i like spice!