Pear Bread with Orange Honey Glaze
I love spring. I love the smell of the thawing earth. I love the sound of the waking birds. I love the balmy feel of the air as the sun breaks through the clouds at long last. Today, I hiked out to The Sledding Hill with the kids. I laid out a blanket on the ground and read to Bellie as Cookie and Boots rolled down the hill and played in the weeds. I think I even got a tan. I hope I did anyways.
Also today, I was rummaging through the pantry looking for something good to have for lunch, when I noticed that we had an excessive amount of ripe pears. So, instead of sitting by and sobbing as they rotted, I decided to be resourceful and make a quick bread.
Pear Bread with Orange Honey Glaze
1/3 C shortening
1/3 C butter
1/2 C granulated sugar
1/2 C light brown sugar
4 eggs
1 t vanilla
3 1/2 C flour
2 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
2 C pears (very ripe or canned) peeled and mashed (about 4 pears)
Glaze:
1 C powdered sugar
2 1/2 T orange juice
1 T honey
(I'm not gonna lie, you can't really taste the orange and honey since the glaze is so thin. I mostly used them because orange honey glaze sounds awesome. Go ahead and use whatever liquid you want.)
Also today, I was rummaging through the pantry looking for something good to have for lunch, when I noticed that we had an excessive amount of ripe pears. So, instead of sitting by and sobbing as they rotted, I decided to be resourceful and make a quick bread.
Pear Bread with Orange Honey Glaze
1/3 C shortening
1/3 C butter
1/2 C granulated sugar
1/2 C light brown sugar
4 eggs
1 t vanilla
3 1/2 C flour
2 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
2 C pears (very ripe or canned) peeled and mashed (about 4 pears)
Glaze:
1 C powdered sugar
2 1/2 T orange juice
1 T honey
(I'm not gonna lie, you can't really taste the orange and honey since the glaze is so thin. I mostly used them because orange honey glaze sounds awesome. Go ahead and use whatever liquid you want.)
- Cream together the shortening, butter, and sugars.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Stir together the shortening and flour mixtures just until combined.
- Mix in the pears just until combined.
- Bake in two well greased loaf pans for about 40-45 min. at 350ยบ or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let cool for about ten minutes. Then flip the loaves out onto a cooling rack on top of wax paper.
- Mix together the powdered sugar, juice, and honey. Pour glaze over bread.
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