Supposedly Eleanor Roosevelt used to like this one and I made it gluten-free…Have you tried it? Make this pear bread with the last of the winter pears and enjoy a new and delicious treat. It’s moist and lightly sweet with a delicate pear flavor. Try it with a cup of tea, as an afternoon snack or anytime you want to enjoy a delicately flavored pear bread. #shorts #bread #pear #homemade #glutenfreerecipe #wheatfree #celiacfriendly #food #foodvideo #trending #recipe
Gluten-Free Pear Bread
Recipe adapted for gluten-free from an old Dutchess County Recipe for Pear Bread.
Dry
1 3/4 cups Cup4Cup Multipurpose Flour
1/4 cup blanched almond flour
1 teaspoon sweet rice flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Wet
1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups pear sauce*, cooled
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup chopped dried pears
Optional: 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350F and place rack in the center position.
Whisk together dry ingredients in a large bowl and set aside.

In a medium-sized bowl, mix butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg, extract and mix until combined. Add pear sauce and mix again. Add dry ingredients and stir until almost combined. Now, add dried pear and mix just enough to incorporate into the dough. Spoon and smooth into a greased 9x5 loaf pan. Garnish top of loaf with two thinly sliced pears and a sprinkle of coarse sugar crystals if desired. Bake for 45-55 minutes** or until loaf tests done with a toothpick coming clean when inserted into the middle of the loaf. Cool for 15 minutes in the pan and then on a rack. Store in the fridge for more than a day to keep fresh. Enjoy!

*Pear Sauce
2 cups slightly ripe pears,
Cook and cool pears before making the bread. Remove the center core and cut pears into pieces. Add to a saucepan with about an inch of water and cook until softened. Mine took about 20 minutes. You can also use the microwave to cook them but be careful they don’t boil over and make a mess! I removed the skins after cooking and mashed the pears roughly.

**If loaf is browning too much, cover with foil until cooking is completed.