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Use some of falls best fruit for this simple nut bread. It goes great with the lemon-mint butter spread I have included. Pears and bran give you great taste and a little extra fiber too-no extra charge! Enjoy :) Ingredients:
2 fresh, fully ripe bartlett pears |
2 large eggs, beaten |
1 cup whole bran |
1 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 t. baking powder |
1/2 salt |
1.2 t, baking soda |
1/4 cup softened shortening or butter |
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans |
Directions:
1. Core and finely chop unpeeled pears to measure 1 1/4 cups.
2. Combine with eggs and bran; let stand while preparing remaining ingredients.
3. Sift flour with sugar, baking powder, salt, and soda into mixing bowl.
4. Add shortening and pear-bran mixture
5. Mix until well moistened.
6. Stir in walnuts.
7. Turn into a well greased loaf pan. (Poof, presto chango, you are a loaf pan! -Ha! -Bad joke!)
8. Let stand 20 more minutes.
9. Bake at 350 about one hour, or until toothpick comes out clean.
10. Let stand 10 minutes, then turn onto wire rack to cool,
11. Spread with lemon mint butter if desired.
12. For mint butter: Beat 1 cup softened butter or margarine with 1 t. grated lemon peel and 2 T. chopped fresh mint leaves.
13. Decorate top of loaf with thinly sliced fresh pears before baking if desired. ( takes about 1/2 pear)
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