A delicious sweet loaf packed full of fruit with the perfect amount of sweetness. The pear makes it super moist and it is very easy to whip up for afternoon tea!
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 60-65 minutes
Makes: 8 servings
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of self-raising flour, sifted
1/3 cup of brown sugar
1/2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
825g of canned pears, drained, juice reserved.
1/2 cup of frozen raspberries
Method
Preheat oven to 180 C or 160 C fan-forced. Grease a loaf pan and line with non-stick baking paper.
Puree half of the pears and chop the remaining pears in to small chunks.
Spoon pear puree in to a measuring cup and add enough reserved juice to make up to 1 cup.
Place all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add egg, oil, raspberries, pear puree mixture and chopped pears. Gently fold together until just combined.
Pour in to loaf in and smooth the top.
Bake for 60-65 minutes until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan before turning out to a wire rack to cool completely.
Categories
#pear
#raspberry
#sweetbread
#loaf