Ginger Pear Vanilla Quick Bread Light Recipes

GINGER PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Toss chopped pears with sugar, ginger, and cloves in a large bowl. Set aside and let the sugar dissolve in the pear juices.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan.
• Stir vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and eggs into the pears. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the pear mixture and stir gently just to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

GINGER PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, drizzle pears with lemon juice; set aside., In another large bowl, combine the flours, sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pear mixture., Transfer to two 8x4-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar. Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

PEAR AND GINGER QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Core the pears (there's no need to peel the fruit) and purée it well in a blender or food processor.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and butter, then add the egg, beating till smooth.
• Add the pear purée, flour, ground ginger, baking soda, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Beat till smooth.
• Stir in the candied ginger and nuts.
• Spoon the batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 55 minutes to 1 hour, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• Remove the pan from the oven, and cool the loaf in the pan for 15 minutes. Gently remove the loaf from the pan and cool it completely on a wire rack.

GINGER PEAR VANILLA QUICK BREAD, LIGHT

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a 9x5" bread pan with PAM
• Sift flour, Splenda, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground ginger together in a bowl and set aside.
• Melt margarine.
• Add in lemon zest and egg whites.
• Add the liquids, milk las, the dry ingredients.
• Mix in until flour starts to disappear.
• Fold the diced pears into the batter and then scrape the batter in to bread pan.
• Cook for 50-60 minutes but check the bread sooner as Splenda items tend to bake faster.

PEAR-WALNUT-CRANBERRY QUICK BREAD WITH VANILLA BEAN GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly brush one 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan or three 6-by-3-by-2-inch mini loaf pans with melted butter and set aside.
• Combine the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add the cranberries and walnuts and toss together. Set aside.
• Whisk together the melted butter, yogurt, vanilla extract, eggs and grated zest if using in a small bowl. Stir in the shredded pears. Fold this mixture into the flour mixture until just incorporated.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan(s). Tap the bottom on a hard surface a few times and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes for the regular and 35 to 40 minutes for the minis. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes, then turn the bread out and let cool completely on the rack.
• Whisk together the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla bean seeds in a small bowl.
• Pour the glaze over the bread and allow to set at room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

PEAR BREAD WITH VANILLA AND GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add in the vanilla extract and beat just until combined.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, lemon zest, and crystallized ginger.
• Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with the buttermilk, in three equal portions.
• Beat just until smooth.
• Gently fold in pears, just until evenly distributed.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan; bake in the center of the oven until golden brown and pick comes out clean, about 55-65 minutes.
• Turn the loaf out of pan onto a rack, then turn it right side up; let cool completely before slicing.