Moist Pear Bread

Moist Pear Bread

2 pears (peeled, cored & chopped fine) 

1 pear (peeled, cored and mashed)

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 egg white, lightly beaten

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup white sugar

¼ cup instant vanilla pudding mix

1 ½ tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. baking powder

Preheat oven to 325º. Lightly grease a 9" loaf pan.

Drain pears well, then mix with the mashed pear, egg, egg white, and vanilla. -In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, pudding mix, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and baking powder (dry ingredients).

Stir the pear mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened.

Transfer batter to loaf pan.

Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.