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Picnic Pear Nut Bread Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lovethedepp / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago 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 :) Prep:30m Cook:60m Servings:12	Lovethedepp
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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

Core and finely chop unpeeled pears to measure 1 1/4 cups.

Combine with eggs and bran; let stand while preparing remaining ingredients.

Sift flour with sugar, baking powder, salt, and soda into mixing bowl.

Add shortening and pear-bran mixture

Mix until well moistened.

Stir in walnuts.

Turn into a well greased loaf pan. (Poof, presto chango, you are a loaf pan! -Ha! -Bad joke!)

Let stand 20 more minutes.

Bake at 350 about one hour, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Let stand 10 minutes, then turn onto wire rack to cool,

Spread with lemon mint butter if desired.

For mint butter: Beat 1 cup softened butter or margarine with 1 t. grated lemon peel and 2 T. chopped fresh mint leaves.

Decorate top of loaf with thinly sliced fresh pears before baking if desired. ( takes about 1/2 pear)

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momo_55grandma 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Sounds great high5

capedread 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Me again, turning into a big fan won't leave any more messages just look for the group trail I'm leaving ha ha

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turlak 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Love this - it is beautiful! One question...when you say whole bran...is that the baking grain stuff or the cereal? Thanks!

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