Pear & Pumpkin Bread

14 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 (15 ounce) can sliced pear halves in natural juice, drained and chopped
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1/2 cup coconut, shredded

Directions

  1. 1
    ****Note--if you use the four pear or canned fruit cans (15 ounce size)--open one end of 3 cans, drain fruit into bowl (except for the one can of pears) refrigerate for a later use. Wash and dry all four cans and set aside.
  2. 2
    Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
  3. 3
    Open can of pears, drain juice and chop pears. Set aside. (see above if using cans for baking).
  4. 4
    In a large bowl, combine first 7 ingredients (flour - baking soda), stir to combine.
  5. 5
    In another bowl, combine next 4 ingredients (pumpkin - lemon juice). Stir in chopped pears. Add pumpkin mixture to dry ingredients, stir well to combine.
  6. 6
    Stir in pecans and coconut.
  7. 7
    Spray cans or one 9x5 bread pan with Pam (or other cooking spray). If using cans place cans of baking sheet.
  8. 8
    Spoon batter into cans or bread pan.
  9. 9
    Bake for 50-55 minutes if using cans or 70-75 minutes for bread loaf pan or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

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