Pear bread
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| ½ | cup | Oil |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| ¼ | cup | Sour cream |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| ½ | cup | Chopped dates |
| 1 | cup | Fresh pears; peeled & chopped |
Directions
Blend sugar and oil; add eggs one at a time, blending well. Stir in sour cream; add vanilla. Mix well. Sift flour, soda, salt and spices. Add to the creamed mixture; add chopped nuts and pears. Bake in greased loaf pan at 350 for 1 hour. Let rest 10 minutes before removing from pan. Makes 1 large loaf.
MRS POLLY MCDONALD PURVIS
MESA, AZ
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell, AR 72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .