1 c. fresh pears, peeled and diced
2 eggs
½ c. vegetable oil
½ c. plain Greek yogurt
1 tsp. vanilla
1½ c. flour
¾ c. sugar
⅔ c. chopped pecans
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. nutmeg
¼ tsp. cloves
½ tsp. salt
For Crumble Topping:
⅓ c. chopped pecans
⅓ c. brown sugar
⅓ c. butter
½ c. flour
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray and line (with parchment paper on bottoms) a 9x5 loaf pan, or 4 mini loaves.
- Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the pears, eggs, oil, yogurt and vanilla
- Mix to thoroughly to combine.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, sugar, pecans, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
- Gradually sift the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
- Stir the batter just until all the ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Don't over mix, or you'll get large air bubbles in the bread.
- Mix the crumble topping, by combining the pecans, brown sugar, flour and butter
- Mixture will be crumbly.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan(s).
- Evenly top with the crumble topping.
- Bake at 350 for 1 hour (for 9x5 pan) until golden brown, and toothpick inserted comes out clean and free of crumbs.
- For four mini-loaves, bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Serve warm, and store leftovers in airtight container at room temperature.
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