Recipe: Pear, Walnut and Ginger Bread

 

Ingredients

1 c. all-purpose flour
½ c. whole-wheat flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
1/4 tsp. freshly-grated nutmeg
scant 1 c. vanilla sugar
1/4 c. oil or applesauce
1/3 c. pear nectar (If using oil, reduce to 1/4 c.)
1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. ripe pears (about 2 small), peeled, cored and diced
1/3 c. crystallized ginger, diced
1/2 c. walnuts, coarsely chopped

 

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and prepare a loaf pan (or four mini loaf pans).
2. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, and
nutmeg and whisk to combine thoroughly, set aside.
3. In bowl or standing mixer, combine applesauce, pear nectar, and sugar and beat
to combine thoroughly.
4. Add egg and yolk and beat to combine thoroughly. Beat in vanilla.
5. Turn mixer to low and add flour mixture, a little at a time, beating until just
combined.
6. Stir in pears, ginger and walnuts.
7. Scrape batter into prepared loaf pan or mini loaf pans (batter will be quite thick)
and spread evenly. Place into oven and bake until toothpick inserted into center
comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool before serving, if you can. Keep in the
refrigerator, tightly wrapped, up to three days.

 

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3 comments on “Recipe: Pear, Walnut and Ginger Bread
  1. Rachael says:

    Where is the ginger in the ingredients?

    • Lael Gerhart says:

      Hi Rachael,

      Sorry about that! We’ve updated the web version of the recipe with the ginger and nuts. Let us know if you try it and like it!

  2. Rachael says:

    Yes, I tried the recipe and it was very good!

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