Best 2 Pear Nut Bread Recipes

PEAR BUTTER NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 2. Stir together the dry ingredients (except sugar) in a medium bowl.
• 3. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, shortening, and eggs until light and fluffy. Add the pear butter and beat in.
• 4. Add the dry ingredients in 3 additions to the liquid ingredients, alternately with the pear nectar (or milk). Stir in the vanilla.
• 5. Fold in the nuts and raisins or dates (if used).
• 6. Place batter into 3 greased mini-loaf pans and bake about 25-30 minutes or until bread tests done with toothpick.
• 7. This can also be made in one large 9 x 5 loaf pan. It will take about 35-40 minutes to bake.

PEAR NUT BREAD RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Drain pears, reserving syrup; reserve 1 pear half for topping. Process remaining pears in a blender or use an immersion blender, process until smooth; transfer to a 1-cup measuring cup. Add as much of the reserved pear syrup as needed to make 1 cup. Reserve remaining syrup for other use. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and allspice in large bowl. Mix pear puree, oil, egg and orange rind in medium bowl. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in walnuts; batter will be stiff. Spoon batter into greased 8 x 4 inch loaf pan. Cut reserved pear half into 6 slices; arrange crosswise in a row on top of batter. Bake in preheated oven at 350 for 50-55 minutes or until wooden toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack, 5 minutes. In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and as much of the orange juice as needed to make a thin, smooth glaze. Remove bread from pan; spoon glaze on top of bread. Cool completely on wire rack. Wrap bread in aluminum foil; let stand overnight before slicing.