Honey Pear Bread
Ingredients
- 1 (28 ounce) can pear halves
- 2/3 cup brown sugar ⓘ
- 3/4 cup honey ⓘ
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil ⓘ
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons orange zest ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts) ⓘ
- 4 cups sifted flour ⓘ
- 3 teaspoons baking powder ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice ⓘ
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Drain pear halves, reserving two for garnish and reserve the juice. Finely chop remaining pear halves.
- Combine brown sugar, honey, oil, pear syrup, eggs, and zests. Stir in chopped pears and nuts.
- Sift remaining ingredients (flour gets sifted twice I suppose) and add to pear mixture, stirring until just blended. Pour into greased loaf pans.
- Slice reserved pears and arrange on top of batter. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven, invert to cooling racks and cool. For best flavor let stand overnight. Store wrapped in foil.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
752
kcal
38% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).