Cinnamon Swirl Pear Bread
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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3 loaves
ingredients
- 709.77 ml pears, chopped and peeled
- 118.29 ml water
- 295.73 ml sugar, plus
- 4.92 ml sugar, divided
- 3 (21.26 g) package active dry yeast
- 118.29 ml warm water (110 to 115)
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 118.29 ml butter, softened
- 118.29 ml honey
- 9.85 ml salt
- 4.92 ml almond extract
- 2365.9-2602.49 ml all-purpose flour
- 14.79 ml ground cinnamon
directions
- Combine the pears, 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of sugar in a saucepan. Simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes or until tender.
- Drain well, but reserve the syrup. Add cold water, if necessary, to syrup to measure 1 cup; set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1 tsp sugar; let stand for 10 minutes.
- Add eggs, butter, honey, salt, almond extract, 4 cups of flour and reserved pears and syrup. Beat until smooth.
- Add enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface, knead for 6-8 minutes, or until smooth and elastic.
- Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place about 1 1/4 hours, or until doubled.
- Punch dough down, divide into thirds. Roll each portion into a 16 x 8 inch rectangle. Combine cinnamon and 3/4 cup sugar, sprinkle over dough within 1/2 inch of edges.
- Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seams to seal.
- Place seam side down, in 3 greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
- Bake 375 for 20 minutes, and then cover loosely with foil. Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer, or until bread tests done.
- Let loaves cool on wire racks.
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I enjoyed making these loaves, & gave two away as gifts! Loved the subtle flavor of the pears combined with the more pronounced cinnamon! This is definitely a bread I want to make again & again! Thanks for posting the recipe! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in the current Pick-A-Chef]
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Well, my real name is Brenda, and I am a stay at home mom of 3 boys (ages 6, 5, and 4) and 1 baby girl. I homeschool my boys during the day, and I enjoy cooking with them. I love cooking and trying new things. I like fast, easy recipes for dinner, but I also like more complicated, elegant dishes. We entertain often, so I am always looking for something new to fix. I sent several recipes into the Pillbsbury Bakeoff Contest a few years ago, so I spent a month or so inventing recipes. I will post those here soon. :) I have a son who was born 3 months premature (26 weeks gestation) and is now too skiney (at 6 years old) and sensetive to the texture of his food. I always like finding high calorie foods that he will actually eat!
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