Pear & Pumpkin Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 (15 ounce) can sliced pear halves in natural juice, drained and chopped
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup coconut, shredded

Recipe

• 1 ****note--if you use the four pear or canned fruit cans (15 ounce size)--open one end of 3 cans, drain fruit into bowl (except for the one can of pears) refrigerate for a later use. wash and dry all four cans and set aside.
• 2 preheat oven to 350-degrees f.
• 3 open can of pears, drain juice and chop pears. set aside. (see above if using cans for baking).
• 4 in a large bowl, combine first 7 ingredients (flour - baking soda), stir to combine.
• 5 in another bowl, combine next 4 ingredients (pumpkin - lemon juice). stir in chopped pears. add pumpkin mixture to dry ingredients, stir well to combine.
• 6 stir in pecans and coconut.
• 7 spray cans or one 9x5 bread pan with pam (or other cooking spray). if using cans place cans of baking sheet.
• 8 spoon batter into cans or bread pan.
• 9 bake for 50-55 minutes if using cans or 70-75 minutes for bread loaf pan or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.