Pear Bread

Makes 2 5″ by 8″ loaves

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
• 3 cups BOSC or BARTLETT pears, peeled and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
• 2 tsp vanilla

1. sift together dry ingredients.
2. whisk together butter, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and sugar.
3. gently stir wet ingredients into sifted dry ingredients.
4. gently fold pears and walnuts into batter and pour into greased and sugared baking pans.
5. bake in preheated 325 degree oven for about an hour to an hour and a quarter, until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. serve warm or room temperature, freezes well for several weeks.