Pecan Pear Bread

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

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups chopped peeled pears
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• 3 combine the sugar and oil in a large bowl and beat well with an electric mixer for best results.
• 4 add eggs and beat well.
• 5 beat in sour cream and vanilla.
• 6 sift together the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 7 beat into the sour cream mixture in 2 lots.
• 8 stir in pears, pecans and lemon peel.
• 9 scrape into loaf pan and level off the top.
• 10 bake for 1 hour and test with a toothpick in the center.
• 11 if done, remove and let cool on a rack for 20 minutes.
• 12 turn out onto rack and cool completly.