As bosc pears ripen the texture is as soft as a ripe banana, so I got the idea of making my banana bread recipe with chunks of pear. I added a bit of homemade granola, instead of the toasted coconut I usually put in the banana bread. It is essentially the same recipe, but the result is completely and wonderfully different, with a sweet spice flavor.
The trick to this recipe is using the pears when they are very ripe. This means they are at their sweetest and will breakdown when baking. Unlike other banana recipes, this one calls for chunks of fruit, instead of a puree. Try both the banana and the pear versions and let me know which is your favorite. See the banana bread at the bottom of the post.
Pear Bread (or Banana Bread)
Makes: 9×5-inch loaf
Prep time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Skill: Easy
2 cups (spoon and sweep) all-purpose flour
1 cup granola (or 1 cup toasted coconut for banana bread)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs, room temperature
2/3 cup milk
2 ripe pears (or 2 ripe bananas), cut into 1/2-inch chunks
1 cup toasted nuts (optional)
Icing:
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 tablespoon pear brandy (or rum)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Pinch salt
Making the bread:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan with butter.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granola, baking powder, sugar, salt, and spices.
Cream together the butter and brown sugar, until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each one. Alternate adding the flour and milk, in 3 additions, mixing just to incorporate after each addition. Fold in the pears (or bananas).
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool to room temperature.
Make the icing:
In a small bowl combine all the ingredients until smooth.
Spread over the top of the cooled bread.
Enjoy. It makes a great breakfast.
This is a picture of the banana bread version. I didn’t use the icing, but it would be tasty on both.
Zoë François, author of Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day and Artisan Pizza and Flatbreads in 5 Minutes a Day, studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. She now calls Minneapolis her home, where she has worked with some of the top talent in the culinary world — Steven Brown, Andrew Zimmern and many chefs at the D’Amico company. In addition to writing, Zoë teaches baking classes and consults at restaurants. You can find her writing and recipe creations on Devour, on her baking blog, zoebakes.com and on the site, www.breadin5.com.
Aussie lawyer directory discount…
[...]Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine some unrelated data, nevertheless genuinely worth taking a appear, whoa did a single learn about Mid East has got far more problerms too [...]…
furniture…
[...]please pay a visit to the internet sites we comply with, like this 1, as it represents our picks in the web[...]…
Whispering Misty…
So sorry you are going to pass up the workshop!…
home based business ideas…
[...]Here is an excellent Weblog You may Come across Fascinating that we Encourage You[...]…
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
check here…
[...]Here is an excellent Weblog You may Obtain Intriguing that we Encourage You[...]…
Online Article……
[...]The information mentioned in the article are some of the best available [...]……
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to blogs that we link to because we think they are worthed[...]……
Punta Cana Real Estate…
[...]usually posts some really fascinating stuff like this. If you?re new to this site[...]…
Related……
[...]just beneath, are numerous totally not related bogs to ours, however, they are surely worth going over[...]……
Dreary Day…
It was a dreary day here today, so I just took to messing around online and found…
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
Online Article……
[...]The info mentioned in this post are useful [...]……
personal trainer in orlando…
[...]below you will discover the link to some internet sites that we believe you ought to visit[...]…
fitness trainer winnipeg…
[...]Every as soon as in a though we opt for blogs that we study. Listed below are the latest internet sites that we pick out [...]…
Superb website…
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
Cool sites…
[...]we came across a nice website that you might enjoy. Check it out[...]……
Check this out…
[...] that is the end of this article. Here you’ll find some sites that we think you’ll appreciate, just click the links over[...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
cellulite reduction…
[...]please check out the internet sites we follow, such as this a single, as it represents our picks through the web[...]…
Great website…
[...]we like to honor many other internet sites on the web, even if they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Under are some webpages worth checking out[...]……
seo link building…
…
no guarantor loans…
[...]here are some hyperlinks to web pages that we link to for the reason that we assume they may be worth visiting[...]…
girls birthday boutique…
[...]Every after in a whilst we decide on blogs that we study. Listed beneath would be the most current web-sites that we opt for [...]…
Looking around…
…
News info…
I was reading the news and I saw this really interesting info…
düğün hikayesi fotoğrafçısı…
[...]Here is a superb Weblog You might Obtain Exciting that we Encourage You[...]…
Links…
[...]Sites of interest we have a link to[...]……
celebrity health…
[...]we like to honor quite a few other world-wide-web websites on the net, even though they aren?t linked to us, by linking to them. Below are some webpages really worth checking out[...]…
You should check this out…
[...] Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine a few unrelated data, nevertheless really worth taking a look, whoa did one learn about Mid East has got more problerms as well [...]……
Sources…
[...]check below, are some totally unrelated websites to ours, however, they are most trustworthy sources that we use[...]……
Links…
[...]Sites of interest we have a link to[...]……