carrot pear banana bread

Recipe by
Larry Cline
Midland, GA

This is a big recipe that makes four loaves, because everyone kept wanting me to make a loaf for them! It's a very forgiving recipe, so if you want to tweak the amounts or ingredients, or add extra spices or some dried fruit, it still turns out nicely. The bread comes out a beautiful orange shade, and looks great on a holiday table.

method Bake

Ingredients For carrot pear banana bread

  • 1 lb
    carrrots
  • four
    ripe bananas
  • 15 oz
    canned pears, drained
  • four
    eggs, beaten
  • 4 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 4 tsp
    salt
  • 4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 8 c
    plain flour
  • 5 c
    sugar or splenda
  • 3/4 c
    melted shortening
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

How To Make carrot pear banana bread

  • 1
    Wash carrots (no need to peel them) and put in a saucepan with water to cover. Simmer over medium heat until soft.
  • 2
    Place the carrots in a food processor and, working in batches, blend with the bananas, pears, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
  • 3
    In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar or Splenda, salt, and baking soda. Add the carrot mixture and stir until well-blended. Stir in the melted shortening. If desired, toss some chopped nuts with a little flour and fold into the batter.
  • 4
    Spoon into four greased and floured 9x4-inch loaf pans, and bake at 350° for one hour, until the loaves test done.

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