Public Recipe
Spiced Pear Bread
Shared on 7/10/2025
Use Bartlett or Anjou pears. For extra moisture, add 1/4 cup pear brandy. Glaze with cream cheese frosting if desired.
Prep Time
25 minutes
Bake Time
60 minutes
Difficulty
beginner
Yield
1 loaf
quick bread
Ingredients
- All-purpose Flour: 300g (2 1/2 cups)
- Baking Powder: 10g (2 tsp)
- Baking Soda: 5g (1 tsp)
- Salt: 5g (1 tsp)
- Cinnamon: 2 tsp
- Nutmeg: 1/2 tsp
- Ginger: 1/2 tsp
- Vegetable Oil: 120ml (1/2 cup)
- Brown Sugar: 200g (1 cup)
- Eggs: 2
- Vanilla Extract: 2 tsp
- Ripe Pears: 400g (3 cups), peeled and diced
- Walnuts: 100g (1 cup), chopped (optional)
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease 9x5-inch loaf pan.
2
Whisk dry ingredients together.
3
Beat oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
4
Add dry ingredients, mix until just combined.
5
Fold in pears and walnuts.
6
Pour into pan, bake 55-65 minutes until tester clean.
7
Cool in pan 10 minutes, then on rack.
Equipment
- 9x5-inch loaf pan
Baker's Notes
Use Bartlett or Anjou pears. For extra moisture, add 1/4 cup pear brandy. Glaze with cream cheese frosting if desired.
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