Harvesting Pears

Wondering what to do with your abundance of pears? We made Pear Bread, Pear Jelly, Pear Butter, and Pear Juice. And yes, we ate some raw.













Here's my Pear Bread recipe:

2 c. brown sugar
1 c. vegetable oil
1/4 c. molasses
3 eggs
1-1/4 t. salt
1 t. baking soda
1-1/2 t. ground cinnamon
3/4 t. ground cloves
1-1/2 t. ground ginger
1/4 t. ground allspice
4 firm pears, thinly sliced
3 c. flour

Preheat oven to 350 degree and generously grease two large loaf pans. Mix brown sugar, vegetable oil, molasses, and eggs. Mix in salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and allspice. Stir the pear slices in, coating them evenly. Stir in flour. Pour batter into thte prepared loaf pans.

Bake for 50-60 minutes. Allow to cool in pan about 10 minutes before removing them and place them on a wire rack to cool completely.

Enjoy!