Categories: Breakfast, Fall, Pears, Quick bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup finely chopped peeled ripe pear
Directions
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Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
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With a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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In a smaller bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.
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Add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened.
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Fold in pears.
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Spoon into 3 mini loaf pans (5×2 1/2 inches).
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Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until tests done.
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Cool in pans 10 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.