Pumpkin Pear Bread
Featuring just the right amount of sugar and spice and sweetness, this delicious bread is featured in ‘Home Made Cooking – Good ‘Nuff For Sharing’, a recipe book published by the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista, CA.

½ lb. fresh Bartlett pears (1 large or 2 small)
3½ cups unsifted flour
1½ tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
2/3 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
½ cup walnuts, chopped

Pare and core pear; finely diced to measure 1 cup. In a bowl combine flour, salt, soda, cinnamon and ginger.
In mixer bowl combine oil, eggs, and sugar and beat together until mixture is light. Add pumpkin; beat smooth.
Stir in flour mixture, then pears and walnuts.
Divide batter evenly between 2 greased and floured 8½ inch metal loaf pans.
Bake on low rack in 350 degree oven 55 to 70 minutes or until pick inserted in center comes out dry.
Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes; turn out onto wire rack to cool.
Makes 2 loaves.

The Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum is nestled on 55 acres of rolling farm ground in Vista, California. Featuring collections of over 20,000 items from the 1849-1949 era; the museum collects, preserves and displays examples of mechanical ingenuity and crafts associated with the early days of the American farm and rural community. The museum is host to a number of events including their Spring and Fall Harvest Fair, Threshing Bee, Antique Tractor and Engine Shows. Read more about the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum.	Send Page To a Friend Vista, CA Guide
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