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I found this recipe online. It is one of the quick breads, I put on holiday trays.
Recipe From : Just a Spoonful by Phyllis Harper (of Tupelo, MS)
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2 or 3 fresh pears
1/2 cup salad oil
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour -- sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup walnuts -- chopped
Pare, halve and core pears; chop to make 1 cup.
In large mixer bowl, beat oil and sugar until well blended.
Beat in eggs, one at a time; add sour cream and vanilla. Sift
together flour, salt, soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to oil-sugar mixture
and continue to beat until well blended. Add nuts and pears; mix well with a
large spoon. Spoon into well-greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes. Turn out and cool on rack
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