Pear Bread with Pear Butter Glaze
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ cup organic sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ cup canola oil
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups pears, chopped and peeled
For the Pear Butter Glaze
- 2 medium pears, cut in chunks
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ cup cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line a greased 8 x 4” loaf pan with parchment.
For the Cake
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, oil and vanilla until combined.
- Add wet ingredients to dry mixture, stirring just until moistened (the batter will be thick). Fold in the cut pears.
- Transfer mixture to prepared pan.
- Bake in pre-heated oven, until a toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean, about 50-55 minutes.
- Cool in pan for 10-15 minutes before removing to a wire a rack to cool.
For the Pear Butter Glaze
- Place pears, sugar, nutmeg and cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Cook until the pears are soft, about 20 minutes and the mixture has thickened.
- Place mixture in a blender and blend until smooth.
- In a bowl mix ¼ cup of the pear mixture with ¼ cup of powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons water.
- Add water as needed until you get the desired consistency.
- Spread over the top of the loaf once it’s cooled.