coconut pear bread

Name: Coconut Pear Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup(s) flaked coconut; 1 cup(s) granulated sugar; 29 ounce(s) can pears, drained and mashed (or 3 1/2 cups fresh); 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 2 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 3 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 to 1 cup(s) chopped nuts , the amount is your choice

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Pat Duran

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Nov 21, 2012

This recipe from my cardboard box vault-and is from about 1980 something. It is a ripped out page from a Pillsbury Bake-Off contest winner. It is very good and I am sure you are going to like it a lot!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 55 Min

method Bake

yield makes ONE 8x4 or 9x5 loaf

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups flaked coconut
1 cup granulated sugar
29 ounces can pears, drained and mashed (or 3 1/2 cups fresh)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 to 1 cups chopped nuts , the amount is your choice

How To Make coconut pear bread

Step 1

Heat oven to 350^. Toast coconut for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring once. Grease or spray bottom ONLY of desired loaf pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl, beat sugar,pears,vanilla and egg until well mixed. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup;level off. Add flour, baking powder and salt to wet ingredients. By hand, stir 25 to 35 strokes until ingredients are moistened. Stir in coconut and nuts. Pour into pan.
Step 3

Bake for 55 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; loosen edges. Remove from pan. Cool completely. --- Note: High altitude (3500 to 6500 ft) Decrease baking powder to 21/2 teaspoons.
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