Welcome to the delightful world of pear and ginger quick bread, where juicy, sweet pears and the vibrant warmth of ginger come together in perfect harmony. This delectable treat is ideal for those who seek a delicious and fuss-free baking experience. With its moist, tender crumb and the tantalizing aroma of ginger and cinnamon, pear and ginger quick bread is sure to become a staple in your kitchen. Its simplicity is its charm, and with just a few pantry staples and a dash of creativity, you'll be able to whip up this delightful treat in no time. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will undoubtedly leave you craving more.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
GINGER PEAR BREAD
This is based on my mother's zucchini bread recipe. It is a very moist bread.
Provided by Elaine
Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Breakfast Bread Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 215.5 calories, Carbohydrate 27.9 g, Cholesterol 40.9 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 330.1 mg, Sugar 14.7 g
PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN GINGERBREAD CAKE
This gingerbread-based cake is both festive and homey thanks to the additions of pear and its upside-down make.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 9-inch-square cake
Number Of Ingredients 17
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.
GINGERED PEAR BREAD
Enjoy your dinner with this savory bread baked using gingerroot and pears.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 2h25m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 8
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 155, Carbohydrate 26 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 slice, Sodium 180 mg
GINGER-ALMOND PEAR BREAD
We inherited a bountiful pear tree when we moved to our property years ago. The fresh-picked fruit is especially luscious in this moist quick bread spiced with ginger and dotted with crunchy almonds.-Ruth Ealy, Plain City, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h10m
Yield 1 loaf (16 pieces).
Number Of Ingredients 13
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 172 calories, Fat 7g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 23mg cholesterol, Sodium 154mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
GINGER PEAR BREAD
A great way to use up extra pears, this bread is packed with juicy chunks of them, along with ginger, cinnamon, brown sugar and whole wheat flour. It's a healthier choice than many other baked brunch items-and it freezes well. -Carly Curtin, Ellicott City, Maryland
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h10m
Yield 2 loaves (12 slices each).
Number Of Ingredients 14
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 175 calories, Fat 8g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 26mg cholesterol, Sodium 195mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
GINGERBREAD PEAR CAKE
Gingerbread and pears are combined in a beautiful and tasty upside down cake that is a delightful blend of fruit and spice.
Provided by Mallinda
Categories Desserts Cakes Cake Mix Cake Recipes Spice Cake
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 371.5 calories, Carbohydrate 59 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 377.4 mg, Sugar 12.9 g
FRESH GINGER-PEAR QUICK BREAD
Make and share this Fresh Ginger-Pear Quick Bread recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Quick Breads
Time 2h
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
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.
PEAR AND GINGER QUICK BREAD
I found the ginger in the recipe to be a bit too much so I cut it to 1/2 tsp, but have posted the recipe here as created by King Arthur Flour. This makes a nicely different quick bread than the usual apple or banana.
Provided by Pa. Hiker
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h45m
Yield 1 loaf, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
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.
GINGERED-PEAR AND CRANBERRY BREAD
Enjoy a slice of this Gingered-Pear and Cranberry Bread. Nothing beats the taste of homemade cranberry bread, especially when pears are involved!
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Festive Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Fat 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 150 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g
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.
Tips:
- Choose ripe pears: Using ripe pears will give your quick bread a sweeter, more flavorful taste. Look for pears that are slightly soft to the touch and have a yellow or golden color.
- Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter can result in a tough, dense quick bread. Mix the batter just until the ingredients are combined.
- Use fresh ginger: Fresh ginger will give your quick bread a more intense flavor than ground ginger. Peel and grate the ginger before adding it to the batter.
- Add nuts or dried fruit: If you like, you can add chopped nuts or dried fruit to the batter for extra flavor and texture. Some good options include walnuts, pecans, almonds, cranberries, and raisins.
- Serve warm or cold: Pear and ginger quick bread can be served warm or cold. If you're serving it warm, you can drizzle it with a glaze made from powdered sugar and milk.
Conclusion:
Pear and ginger quick bread is a delicious and easy-to-make treat that's perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a snack. It's also a great way to use up ripe pears. With its moist texture, sweet and spicy flavor, and beautiful golden crust, this quick bread is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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