Autumn Pear Bread

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup finely chopped peeled ripe pear

1. Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
2. With a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. In a smaller bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.
4. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened.
5. Fold in pears.
6. Spoon into 3 mini loaf pans (5x2 1/2 inches).
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until tests done.
8. Cool in pans 10 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.

flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, butter, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, peeled ripe pear

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/autumn-pear-bread-43725 (may not work)