We've all been there; we come in from working outside and everyone is hungry. You open the pantry door and you don't have a clue what to make. To you it looks like nothing but I have a few tricks I have learned from living where there isn't a store right down the road. We plan ahead because it can be a couple of weeks or even a month before you can make it to town again. I have learned from my Mother and my Grandmother how to make something from just about nothing and stretch what you have. I hope it helps!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Pear Bread

3 Cups All-purpose Flour
1 tsp. baking-soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs, slightly beaten
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
2 cups peeled and diced pears,
(if you don't have fresh, I have used canned pears, with all the juice drained off.)
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Preheat oven to 325
grease and flour two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 loaf pans
combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
Mix eggs, oil, sugar, pears and vanilla in a small bowl, add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. Stir in nuts, Spoon into pans. Bake 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.

Hint: bake with a glass bowl of water in the oven to create moisture and prevent hard crust.