Best 12 Gingered Pear Bread Recipes

GINGER PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, drizzle pears with lemon juice; set aside., In another large bowl, combine the flours, sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pear mixture., Transfer to two 8x4-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar. Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

GINGERED PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8x4 inches, with shortening. In large bowl, mix pears, sugar, oil, gingerroot and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients until well blended. Pour into pans.
• Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing.

GINGER PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the brown sugar, pecans, and flour in a small bowl.
• Add the butter and mix well. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9"x 5" loaf pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, and salt. Set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla, and mix well.
• Reduce mixer speed to low. Add the flour mixture in three portions, alternating with two portions of milk. Mix just until combined.
• Stir in the pears.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, and spread evenly.
• Sprinkle the topping over the batter, pressing it down gently into the batter.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes, or until the bread has browned and a pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool the bread in the pan for about 10 minutes. Then remove the bread from the pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

GINGER PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Toss chopped pears with sugar, ginger, and cloves in a large bowl. Set aside and let the sugar dissolve in the pear juices.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan.
• Stir vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and eggs into the pears. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the pear mixture and stir gently just to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

GINGER-ALMOND PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 7 ingredients. Stir in crystallized ginger. In another bowl, whisk eggs, oil and extract. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in pears and almonds (batter will be stiff)., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch-square cake pan; set aside. In a large bowl, toss pears with lemon juice. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Add half the pears, cut sides down, in single layer; cook until brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn pears over; cook other sides until brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer cooked pears to a plate. Cook remaining pears; transfer to plate. To pear juices in skillet, add brandy, and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Cook, stirring, until reduced to syrup, about 1 minute. Pour into cake pan; swirl to spread. Starting in one corner of pan, fan out pears in single layer; arrange so the tapered sides lie in same direction. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt; set aside. In bowl of an electric mixer, beat remaining 8 tablespoons butter until fluffy. Add brown sugar; beat on medium-high speed for 3 minutes. Add eggs; beat to combine. Beat in molasses and grated ginger.
• Add half of flour mixture; combine on low speed. In a small bowl, combine baking soda and boiling water; beat into batter. Beat in remaining flour mixture until combined. Pour into pan; bake 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees. bake until springy to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Run a knife between pan and cake. Invert cake onto a serving plate. Arrange pears as needed, and serve.

GINGERBREAD PEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix the melted butter, corn syrup, and brown sugar in a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Slice pear halves in half lengthwise. Place a pecan in the center of each pear quarter. Place pears cut side down in the cake pan, arranging them like spokes radiating from the center of the pan. Sprinkle any remaining pecans around the pears.
• Prepare the cake mix according to package directions, and pour over the pears and pecans in the cake pan.
• Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly before turning out onto a serving dish.

PEAR AND GINGER QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Core the pears (there's no need to peel the fruit) and purée it well in a blender or food processor.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and butter, then add the egg, beating till smooth.
• Add the pear purée, flour, ground ginger, baking soda, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Beat till smooth.
• Stir in the candied ginger and nuts.
• Spoon the batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 55 minutes to 1 hour, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• Remove the pan from the oven, and cool the loaf in the pan for 15 minutes. Gently remove the loaf from the pan and cool it completely on a wire rack.

FRESH GINGER-PEAR QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with butter, then sprinkle it with all-purpose flour.
• Turn the loaf pan upside down and tap out the excess flour.
• Peel, core, and cut the pears into 1/4-inch cubes.
• Stir the pears and ginger together in a bowl.
• Pour the buttermilk into a measuring cup; stir in the vanilla and all the zest.
• In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Using a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on med-high speed.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating for 20 seconds between each addition.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beating on low speed just until combined after each addition.
• Fold in the ginger-pear mixture.
• Pour the batter into prepared pan; bake for about 55 minutes, until a pick comes out clean.
• Cool the bread in the pan for 5 minutes.
• Invert the bread onto a baking rack; cool bread completely before covering it tightly with plastic wrap for storage.
• The bread will keep up to 3 days at room temperature, or up to 3 weeks if frozen.
• Thaw the bread completely at room temperature and reheat it slowly in a 300° oven about 15 minutes.

GINGERED PEAR AND CURRANT BREADS

Steps:

• Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the salt, and the cinnamon. In a small bowl toss together the pears and the lemon juice. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the brown sugar and beat in the vanilla and the eggs, 1 at a time. Add the ginger and the pear mixture and beat the mixture until it is combined well. Beat in the flour mixture and beat the mixture until it is just combined. Stir in the currants, divide the batter among 4 buttered and floured loaf pans, each 5 3/4 by 3 1/4 by 2 inches, and bake the breads in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until they are pale golden and a tester comes out clean. Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool, right sides up, on a rack. The breads keep, wrapped well in plastic wrap and foil, chilled for 1 week or frozen for 1 month.

GINGER & PEAR BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING

Steps:

• Spread the bread with the butter, then the preserve. Cut each slice into 4 triangles. Arrange half the bread in the base of a 300ml microwave dish. Scatter over the pear and top with the remaining bread triangles.
• Beat together the egg, half the sugar and the milk. Pour over the bread and leave to soak for 10 mins, pushing the bread down to soak up the milk mixture.
• Cook the pudding in the microwave on High for 4 mins, then leave to stand for 5 mins. Cook on High for 1 min.
• Heat the grill. Sprinkle over the remaining sugar, then cook under a hot grill until the top is bubbling and golden. Serve the pudding warm.

GINGERED-PEAR AND CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flours, baking powder, ginger and baking soda in medium bowl. Toss pears with sugars and butter in large bowl. Add egg; mix lightly. Add flour mixture; stir just until moistened. (Batter will be thick.) Gently stir in cranberries.
• Pour into greased and floured 8x4-inch loaf pan.
• Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool bread in pan 10 min. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.