Pear Bread (Sweet)

• 1 12 cups all-purpose flour, organic
• 12 cup whole wheat flour
• 12 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon nutmeg
• 34 teaspoon ginger
• 14 teaspoon clove, ground
• 34 cup sugar, pure cane organic
• 1 12 cups pears, pureed (see recipe)
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 13 cup craisins
• 2 tablespoons candied ginger (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Slice the pears into quarters and using a food mill, puree the pears.
3. Alternatively, core and peel the pears and mash them.
4. No need to cook down like apples although you certainly could do an apple/pear bread and cook down the apples and add the pears at the end.
5. Grease one bread pan or three small ones.
6. Mix all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
7. In a small bowl whisk eggs until lightly beaten.
8. Add pears, oil, vanilla and mix together.
9. Add wet to dry and mix together without over-mixing.
10. Fold in craisins.
11. Chop candied ginger, if using, small.
12. Since some people don't like them I usually make small loaves and leave out of one or two loaves.
13. My husband insists him and ginger are bitter enemies, so I make sure to mark the non-gingered loaf for his sake (or so I know which one to accidentally give him to laugh at him when he bites into a piece of ginger).
14. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
15. Note: You could also add candied fruit, perhaps candied orange or other citrus peel would be nice, or nuts.
16. This has a slightly sweet flavor without being too sweet.
17. My husband gave it a thumbs up and I really liked it as well.
18. It's not a heavy bread like pumpkin.
19. I generally go heavier on the spices when I make it because I like spice!

flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove, sugar, eggs, canola oil, vanilla, craisins, candied ginger

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pear-bread-sweet-511068 (may not work)