Spiced D'Anjou Pear Bread

More like cake than bread, this 'plummy' creation is moist and delicious. The pears and spices combine so tastily that I only bake this when there are other people around so I won't eat both loaves all by myself.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 223 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 0.25 cup molasses
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1.25 teaspoons salt
• 0.25 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1.5 teaspoons ground ginger
• 0.75 teaspoon ground cloves
• 4 very firm D'Anjou pears, thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and generously grease two large loaf pans. (The long pieces of pear make the loaves more susceptible to sticking in the pans and falling apart, so make sure you grease the pans generously.)

Step 2

In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, vegetable oil, molasses, and eggs. Mix in salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and allspice. Stir the pear slices in, coating them evenly. Stir in the flour. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pans

Step 3

Bake for 50 to 65 minutes. Allow loaves to cool in pan about ten minutes before removing them and placing them on a wire rack to cool completely.