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Pear Zucchini Bread Recipe

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Gwynne Fleener of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho puts a subtle spin on traditional zucchini bread by adding chopped fresh pears. "The ingredients are simple to assemble and yield two wonderfully moist loaves," she writes.

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Pear Zucchini Bread Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

Yield: 32 Servings

15 50 65

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups finely chopped peeled ripe pears (about 3 medium)
1 cup shredded zucchini
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In another bowl, beat eggs, oil and vanilla. Add the pears and zucchini. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in nuts. Pour into two greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans.
Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 loaves.

Originally published as Pear Zucchini Bread in Quick Cooking September/October 2001, p37

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Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2011 by daisyduke06

So moist and delicious! One of my favorite zucchini bread recipies. I also replace the pears with apples and oil with applesauce and it turns out perfect!