Dried Pear Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces dried pear halves
• 2 cups hot water
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 cover dried pears with 2 c.
• 2 hot water and let soak 30 minutes.
• 3 drain pears and snip into small pieces.
• 4 sift dry ingredients together (except sugar).
• 5 combine in another bowl sugar, butter, egg, 1/4 c.
• 6 water and orange juice.
• 7 mix well; add dry ingredients.
• 8 stir in pears and pecans.
• 9 pour mixture into a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan, which has been lightly greased and floured.
• 10 bake at 350f for 55-60 minutes.
• 11 cool 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan and cool completely on rack.
• 12 makes 1 loaf.
• 13 may be frozen.