Spicy Lemon Pear Ginger Nut Bread Recipes

SPICY LEMON-GINGER BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine the chiles, half of the lemon (pulp, peel and all), ginger and garlic. Pulse together until finely chopped. (Or, finely chop ingredients together with a large knife.)
• Transfer to a bowl, and add the bread, caraway seeds and melted butter. If the stuffing seems dry, squeeze the remaining lemon half over the mixture and toss again.

SPICY LEMON, PEAR & GINGER NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Butter or spray a 9 - x 5 - x 3 - inch loaf pan and lightly flour the pan; get rid of any excess flour. Set aside until needed.
• 2. In a large bowl beat together butter, sugar and lemon zest until light and fluffy. Then add the eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 3. Into a small bowl add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon and mace, mix well to combine.
• 4. In a measuring cup add the half and half cream, water and lemon juice. Mix well.
• 5. Next with your mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture and the milk mixture alternately in batches, into your butter mixture. (Please begin and end with the flour mixture.)
• 6. Next, gently add the pear, candied ginger and nuts into the batter.
• 7. Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan and bake for 50 - 60 minutes. While the bread is baking prepare your glaze. If using.
• 8. Glaze: In a small bowl stir together the icing sugar and cream until smooth. Set aside until needed.
• 9. Cool the baked bread for 10 - 15 minutes then remove from pan and allow to finish cooling on a wire rack. Now drizzle the simple glaze over the bread and enjoy!

FRESH PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; stir into the egg mixture just until moistened. Toss pears with lemon juice. Stir pears and walnuts into batter (batter will be thick). , Spoon into 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

SPICY PEAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In large bowl, beat margarine and sugar untill smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and ginger; mix into batter. Stir in chopped pears, chopped nuts and raisins.
• Drop about two inches apart by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets and bake 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown and center springs back when lightly touched. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Combine confectioners' sugar and lemon juice and mix until smooth. Spoon icing over coookies.

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.

SPICED PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, pears, applesauce and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Pour into four 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

PEAR BREAD I

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center of the bowl.
• In a separate bowl combine the oil, eggs, sugar, grated pears, pecans, and vanilla. Blend well. Add to well of dry ingredients. Stir until just moistened. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8x5x3 inch loaf pans.
• Bake in a preheated 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven for one hour and 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack before removing from the loaf pans.

FRESH GINGER-PEAR QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with butter, then sprinkle it with all-purpose flour.
• Turn the loaf pan upside down and tap out the excess flour.
• Peel, core, and cut the pears into 1/4-inch cubes.
• Stir the pears and ginger together in a bowl.
• Pour the buttermilk into a measuring cup; stir in the vanilla and all the zest.
• In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Using a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on med-high speed.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating for 20 seconds between each addition.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beating on low speed just until combined after each addition.
• Fold in the ginger-pear mixture.
• Pour the batter into prepared pan; bake for about 55 minutes, until a pick comes out clean.
• Cool the bread in the pan for 5 minutes.
• Invert the bread onto a baking rack; cool bread completely before covering it tightly with plastic wrap for storage.
• The bread will keep up to 3 days at room temperature, or up to 3 weeks if frozen.
• Thaw the bread completely at room temperature and reheat it slowly in a 300° oven about 15 minutes.

PEAR GINGERBREAD COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, combine the first five ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until pears are tender, stirring occasionally., In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into pears. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in crystallized ginger. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish., In a large bowl, beat buttermilk, sugar, molasses, egg and oil until sugar is dissolved. In another bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients; gradually beat into buttermilk mixture. Pour over pear mixture., Bake 20-25 minutes or until filling is bubbly and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

MOM'S SPICED PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 8x5x3-inch loaf pans.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
• Combine pears, brown sugar, raisins, vegetable oil, white sugar, apple cider, eggs, and vanilla in a separate bowl; blend well. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Pour batter evenly into the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean, 65 to 70 minutes. Cool in the loaf pans before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.