pear bread

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Sharon Perez
Aiea, HI

My father-in-law has a pear tree in his yard and brought me over a garbage sack of ripe pears one day. I found this recipe in an old recipe book my mother had. I gave away and froze the remaining bread for another day! Great with coffee in the morning or an afternoon snack!

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For pear bread

  • 1 c
    fresh or canned pears
  • 1/2 c
    oil
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1/4 c
    sour cream
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/2 c
    nuts, chopped

How To Make pear bread

  • 1
    Beat oil and sugar until well blended. Beat in aggs, one at a time. Add sour cream and vanilla.
  • 2
    Sift together flour, Salt, soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to wet mixture. Beat until well blended. Fold in pears and nuts.
  • 3
    Spoon into a 9x5 inch loaf pan
  • 4
    Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out and cool on rack.
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