Comments on: pear bread

By: Rachel L

Rachel L — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:47:14 +0000

I tried these last night and they turned out really well. I made a bunch of changes – halved the recipe so it made 1 loaf, reduced oil very slightly to 1/3 cup instead of 3/8, reduced sugar by about 1/6 cup, used 2 small-medium sized eggs, swapped almonds for the walnuts, replaced 1/2 cup AP flour with bread flour and just grated in 1 pear. Also, I only baked it for about 35 minutes before it was done. They turned out nice and moist, with a warm cinnamon taste that wasn’t overwhelming. I have a sweet tooth but found the reduced sugar level perfect. The pear taste wasn’t strong but there was a nice grainy texture in parts from the pear. All round, a good breakfast bread that was quite easy to mix up.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:45:48 +0000

I tried this recipe last week and it turned out wonderfully. I made the bread in two loaf pans and it turned out not too sweet, just perfect dusted with the powdered sugar. Thanks for the recipe!

By: kazuko

kazuko — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:20:42 +0000

Indeed, Allison. I always cut sugar down about 30% in her dessert recipe.
I’m just eating this Yummy pear bread. I LOVE her recipe, photos and writings ^?^
Thank you, deb!

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:30:43 +0000

Love the blog, the pictures are beautiful. This was the first recipe I have tried from the site. I had some very ripe pears, dripping with juice and was very excited to try the bread. The bread looked great and was really nice and moist, but I have to say,when I took a bite of this bread, it was too sweet for me. All I could taste was the sugar, all two cups of it, with a hint of pear. I would definitely make this again, with some adjustments (I’m still learning!) thanks for posting!

By: Lynne

Lynne — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:46:19 +0000

Love this cake! I get requests to make it. Really outstanding, not too sweet, not too dense. Excellent recipe. I drain out the “pear juice” a little bit after grating. The beauty of this cake is each time it turns out a little differently but always tastes good.

By: sagulv

sagulv — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:41:54 +0000

These were delicious, my boys devoured them!!!

By: Rose

Rose — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:24:37 +0000

I browned the butter without even being told! Can’t wait to try this; it’s on the cooling rack now, taunting me. What a lovely way to spend Black Friday! I haven’t set foot in a store all day :)

By: joyess

joyess — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:07:42 +0000

Made this today because my CSA delivered a ton of pears! I added walnuts, 1/8 teaspoon cloves, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, substituted whole wheat flour, coconut oil, used only 1 cup of sucanat, used 4 small Bartlett pears. It fit perfectly into 4 mini loaf pans. Baked for 60 minutes. It was a little dry– maybe I used too much whole wheat flour, not enough grated pears or baked it too long? Probably could have used a bit more sugar. Overall, yummy bread. Can’t wait to try it the next few days to see how the flavor changes.

By: vtbee

vtbee — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:20:38 +0000

wow – made this today and it’s already fantastic! can’t wait to discover how it gets better with age!

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:22:41 +0000

I made this today without peeling the pears since they are organic. The peels add a little color to the bread and don’t interfere with the texture ( I used red and green pears). I also used ginger and cardamom instead of cinnamon because I like them both with pears. it is good!