Here is a recipe for Spicy Ginger Pear Bread. It's not as sweet as most quick breads, but it's still fabulous. We liked ours served warm and spread lightly with butter.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1-1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 cup chopped crystalized ginger
- 2 cups chopped pears*
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 1/4 cup pear juice*
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 4-1/2 x 8-1/2 inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, combine first 6 dry ingredients with wire whisk. Hand stir in chopped ginger and pears. Set aside. In smaller bowl, combine wet ingredients, eggs, oil, sour cream and pear juice. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix until moistened. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 45 mintutes. Place a piece of foil over top of bread and continue to bake for 15 or more minutes. Test for doneness. Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes. Carefully, remove bread from pan and finish cooling on rack. Once completely cool, wrap in plastic wrap and then foil. Set aside to eat the next day.
There's one more note. My husband couldn't wait 24 hours to try the bread. Although, it did taste good that first day, it tasted much better the next.
*Notes in the Margin:
I used a combination of fresh and canned pears. I did this so I could use the pear juice from the can. You can purchase bottled pear juice and use just fresh pears. I got just less than a cup of chopped pears from one fresh pear. It all depends on the pear size, but if you plan to use all fresh pears, purchase 3 just in case. F.Y.I., while eating the bread, no one was able to tell the difference between the fresh and canned pears.There's one more note. My husband couldn't wait 24 hours to try the bread. Although, it did taste good that first day, it tasted much better the next.
