“Food on the Hill” by Sue York
This week’s recipe:
Pear Bread
Note: This recipe makes just one loaf of Pear Bread. Also, Pear Bread will not raise much.
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cups nuts
- 3 chopped pears
directions
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Mix sugar, oil, vanilla, sour cream, eggs. Add pears gently to wet mix, set aside.
In another bowl mix together the flour, nutmeg, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nuts.
Add dry mix to wet mix and blend.
Put mix into a greased and floured loaf pan and bake (at 350 degrees) for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until it is golden and a toothpick comes out clean in center of bread.
Cool and put into plastic bag for storage. The bread will be better the following day.
Pear Bread