Holidays:
Spiced Pear Loaf
- Prep Time 99 Minutes
- Cook Time 99 Minutes
- Servings 99 people
I have yet to see bruised fruit displayed as a centerpiece in someone’s home. Yesterday my husband asked me if I was keeping rotten pears for a reason. They were not rotten, they were bruised. Bruised fruit is delicious fruit. Once I peeled them, the juicy flesh oozed between my fingers. Nothing ever went to waste in our home and to this day I cook and bake with the same eager frugality as my mother and grandmother.
Quite some time ago I had found a recipe in ‘Bon Appetit’ magazine for Apple Spiced Cake. It was time to make some substitutions and these pears would foot the bill.
I hope you enjoy!
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
If you are using loaf pans, spray them or grease them with melted butter and flour
I purchased 4 disposable loaf pan cartons and they did not need to be prepared.
Sift flour and next 6 ingredients into bowl
In an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Next add flour mixture.
Mix in chopped pears.
I added some Mexican Chocolate pieces to my loaf but this is, of course, optional
Pour your batter into prepared pans and bake for 1 hour or until tester comes out clean.