Ginger Pear Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 7 ingredients. Stir in crystallized ginger. In another bowl, whisk eggs, oil and extract. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in pears and almonds (batter will be stiff)., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, drizzle pears with lemon juice; set aside., In another large bowl, combine the flours, sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pear mixture., Transfer to two 8x4-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar. Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center of the bowl.
• In a separate bowl combine the oil, eggs, sugar, grated pears, pecans, and vanilla. Blend well. Add to well of dry ingredients. Stir until just moistened. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8x5x3 inch loaf pans.
• Bake in a preheated 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven for one hour and 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack before removing from the loaf pans.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; stir into the egg mixture just until moistened. Toss pears with lemon juice. Stir pears and walnuts into batter (batter will be thick). , Spoon into 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; stir in brown sugar. Spread over bottom of a greased 9-in. round baking pan. Arrange pears over top., For cake, mix milk and vinegar; let stand 5 minutes. In a large bowl, beat egg, brown sugar, molasses, melted butter and milk mixture until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, salt and cloves; gradually beat into molasses mixture. Spoon carefully over pears., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Peel and core pear. Grate pear flesh into a bowl.
• Mix brown sugar and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until well blended. Mix in eggs, then add bananas and pear. Gradually mix in flour and baking soda. Add vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and almond extract; mix until just combined. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out fairly clean, about 1 hour.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add in the vanilla extract and beat just until combined.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, lemon zest, and crystallized ginger.
• Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with the buttermilk, in three equal portions.
• Beat just until smooth.
• Gently fold in pears, just until evenly distributed.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan; bake in the center of the oven until golden brown and pick comes out clean, about 55-65 minutes.
• Turn the loaf out of pan onto a rack, then turn it right side up; let cool completely before slicing.

Steps:

• Core the pears (there's no need to peel the fruit) and purée it well in a blender or food processor.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and butter, then add the egg, beating till smooth.
• Add the pear purée, flour, ground ginger, baking soda, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Beat till smooth.
• Stir in the candied ginger and nuts.
• Spoon the batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 55 minutes to 1 hour, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• Remove the pan from the oven, and cool the loaf in the pan for 15 minutes. Gently remove the loaf from the pan and cool it completely on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• In large mixing bowl combine oil, sugar and eggs, beat well. Stir in pears, pecans and vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir dry ingredients into the pear mixture; mix well. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean. Allow loaves to cool in pans for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, baking soda and nutmeg; set aside. In another bowl, whisk the sugar, oil and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened (batter will be stiff). Stir in pears. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, combine the first five ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until pears are tender, stirring occasionally., In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into pears. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in crystallized ginger. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish., In a large bowl, beat buttermilk, sugar, molasses, egg and oil until sugar is dissolved. In another bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients; gradually beat into buttermilk mixture. Pour over pear mixture., Bake 20-25 minutes or until filling is bubbly and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with butter, then sprinkle it with all-purpose flour.
• Turn the loaf pan upside down and tap out the excess flour.
• Peel, core, and cut the pears into 1/4-inch cubes.
• Stir the pears and ginger together in a bowl.
• Pour the buttermilk into a measuring cup; stir in the vanilla and all the zest.
• In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Using a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on med-high speed.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating for 20 seconds between each addition.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beating on low speed just until combined after each addition.
• Fold in the ginger-pear mixture.
• Pour the batter into prepared pan; bake for about 55 minutes, until a pick comes out clean.
• Cool the bread in the pan for 5 minutes.
• Invert the bread onto a baking rack; cool bread completely before covering it tightly with plastic wrap for storage.
• The bread will keep up to 3 days at room temperature, or up to 3 weeks if frozen.
• Thaw the bread completely at room temperature and reheat it slowly in a 300° oven about 15 minutes.