Fruity Pear And Raisin Bread

Posted 2017-06-13 by Naomi ⇒ follow

Each slice is filled with delicious pear and raisins. If you are sick of buying bread that doesn't have a lot fruit, you may like to try this.

The pear is coated with cinnamon and sugar and the raisins are rehydrated before baking to make this extra tasty bread. This is delicious served warm out of the oven.
[Image1 Serve large slices for a snack, breakfast or brunch]

Preparation Time: 40 minutes
Cooking Time: 50 minutes
Serves: 1 raisin bread

Ingredients
1 1/4 cup raisins (or sultanas)
1 large pear, peeled and diced into 1 cm cubes
2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 cups boiling water (to soak raisins)
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups self raising flour (gluten free if required)
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup milk (lactose free if required)
2 eggs
1/4 cup melted butter (or nuttelex if lactose free)

Method

Place the raisins, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and boiling water in a bowl. Stir to combine.

Place the pear, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 2 tbsp sugar in a bowl. Stir to combine.

Stand the raisins and pear for 30 minutes.

In a large bowl whisk the self raising flour, bicarbonate soda, salt, remaining sugar and cinnamon to combine.

[Image2 The raisins, pear and dry ingredients]

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Line a 12 cm x 23 cm loaf tin with baking paper.

Beat the milk and eggs in a bowl until combined.

Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture, pour the egg mixture into the centre and stir to combine.

Drain the raisins add them and the pear to the dough. Stir to combine.

[Image3 The cinnamon gives the dough great flavour and colour]

Transfer the dough to the loaf tin. Pour the melted butter on the top of the dough, tilting the tin if necessary so the surface is covered.

Bake for 45 - 50 minutes until the bread is brown on top and a skewer comes out clean.

Cool in the tin.

Slice and serve.

[Image4 The melted butter makes this bread golden on top]

Tips

Store in the refrigerator or freeze whole.

The pear can be substituted with apple.

The raisins can be substituted with dried cranberries.

For more of my recipes visit [Link http://recipeyum.com.au/cookbook/108127/ Naomi's recipes]

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