Coconut Pear Bread

Name: Coconut Pear Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: makes ONE 8x4 or 9x5 loaf
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 c flaked coconut; 1 c granulated sugar; 29 oz can pears, drained and mashed (or 3 1/2 cups fresh); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 2 1/2 c all purpose flour; 3 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 to 1 c chopped nuts , the amount is your choice

By Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter

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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Serves:

makes ONE 8x4 or 9x5 loaf

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

55 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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1 1/4 c

flaked coconut
1 c

granulated sugar
29 oz

can pears, drained and mashed (or 3 1/2 cups fresh)
1 tsp

vanilla extract
1 large

egg
2 1/2 c

all purpose flour
3 tsp

baking powder
1/2 tsp

salt
1/2 to 1 c

chopped nuts , the amount is your choice

How to Make Coconut Pear Bread

Step-by-Step

Heat oven to 350^. Toast coconut for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring once. Grease or spray bottom ONLY of desired loaf pan.
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.
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.
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Note: High altitude (3500 to 6500 ft) Decrease baking powder to 21/2 teaspoons.

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