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Easy Pear Bread

Moist pear bread with streusel topping, made with canned or fresh pears. A simple quick bread recipe for two loaves.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 2 servings
Calories 480 kcal

Ingredients
  

Pear Bread

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour 360g
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup vegetable oil 218g
  • 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar 350g
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 14.5-oz cans sliced pears in juice, drained and chopped or 2 1/2 cups peeled and chopped fresh pears
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Streusel Topping

  • 6 Tbsp granulated sugar 72g
  • 6 Tbsp brown sugar 72g
  • 4 Tbsp all-purpose flour 30g
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 4-8 Tbsp vegetable oil 54-108g

Instructions
 

Pear Bread

  • Preheat oven and butter pans:

    Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter two 8x4" or 9x5" loaf pans.

  • Whisk dry ingredients together:

    In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg with a whisk. Set aside.

  • Beat oil and sugar:

    In a stand mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, beat oil and granulated sugar on medium speed until blended.

  • Add eggs one by one:

    Turn the mixer to low, then add eggs one by one, mixing briefly after each addition until combined.

  • Stir in pears and vanilla:

    Stir in chopped pears and vanilla until incorporated.

  • Mix in dry ingredients:

    With the mixer running on low, slowly add the dry mixture, mixing only until no dry streaks remain. Avoid overmixing.

  • Divide batter into pans:

    Split the batter equally between the two greased pans.

  • Make and add streusel:

    For the streusel: in a small bowl, stir together granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Drizzle in vegetable oil 1 tablespoon at a time, working it with your fingers until it feels like wet sand. Distribute the streusel evenly over the two loaves.

Streusel Topping

  • Bake and cool loaves:

    Bake for approximately 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool fully.
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