Pear Cardamom Bread

Excellent! The smell of this bread baking is so tempting - rich cardamom scent wafts through the air. The bread is very moist from the pear - the flavor of which is very pronounced. The little chunks of pear get so tender and are well complimented by the cardamom. This was delicious. NOTE: I mixed my liquids up separately with a whisk before adding to the dry ingredients.

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This was very easy to make. It took less time to mix together than to preheat my oven. More importantly, this cake tastes wonderful and has the most enticing fragrance. I cut into the cake within 5 minutes of removing it from the oven and I ate 1/3 before I could make myself stop. The only change that I might make next time is to use more cardamom because I love the taste.

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Very pretty, tall loaves, perfect for giving for the holidays. I made a double batch, half small loaves, 1 big one. I also added a bit more cardamom after tasting the batter, I think it would depend on the freshness of your cardamom. A keeper.

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I doubled it, used half whole wheat and half white, added an additional tsp of cinnamon and an additional tsp of cardoman and a cup of craisins, baked it in a bundt cake mold and it is WONDERFUL!

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Made according to the recipe, except a used a bit more chopped pear since all my pears were ripe at once. Nice, moist bread, if I make it again I would chop the pears very fine so they are more evenly distributed through the bread. I also found it a bit bland, if I make it again I would add some cinnamon or something.

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This was a hit in my house. I've made it twice now, the first time with some cardamom (1 1/2 tsp per the bland comments here) I borrowed from a friend and the second time substituting 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg. The bread was moist and yummy both times. Great way to use up pears.

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I made a double recipe, and made 2 small loaves and 1 dozen muffins. I also substitute spelt flour for regular wheat flour and added some cinnamon. We love the flavour & texture of these muffins.

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i made it for a get-together and the guests really loved the flavour. i think i needed to cut the pear chunks smaller because i had big huge chunks everywhere. i also added extra cardamom. love the flavour and the topping becomes really nice and crunchy. thanks!

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I am upgrading from 4 stars to 5. This time this turned out so unbelievably yummers, even with some healthy upgrades. I doubled the recipe, used 1 c whole wheat flour, used sucanat instead of sugar, omitted the topping, and there was a fight over the batch of mini-muffins as they came out of the oven just now. The rest of the batch is in one loaf and one 4`` muffin (baked in a ceramic bowl). Thanks for helping me enjoy a new spice, chia!

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FANTASTIC! mine took more like 65-70 minutes to cook. i made it vegan by using soymilk instead of eggs - and soymilk instead of milk. tasted great. thanks!

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A big fan favorite at my house!

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Very nice. I learned my lesson though: don't bother trying to use canned pears. Their bland flavour does an otherwise lovely cake a disservice. Fresh ground cardamom makes a big difference. Thanks-you for a unique and delicious cake.

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Excellent moist bread. Doubled the recipe and made 5 mini loaves. Also used 1/4 cup of applesauce and 1/4 cup oil instead of 1/2 cup oil. It was delicious, and we served it later with coffee, and some soft cream cheese spread. Will go into my recipe file for holiday bread giving.

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Fantastic!!!! Very easy to make. I used tinned pears that were drained. My children really enjoyed it!! The taste was just amazing-such a nice change to my usual beloved cinnamon. I used brown sugar on top and crushed some pods up to get a fresher taste. The cake was very light and soft and so so yummy.

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My husband and I liked this recipe, and it was a good way to use up some crazy over-ripe pears we had. The taste of the bread is sweet and moist and straightforward. A good recipe for fans of cardamom.

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Very nice textured bread. We loved the pears in it. The topping just made it. Thanks for posting this recipe.

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Had an abundance of pears from our trees that I needed to use. Found this recipe and thought I'd treat the ladies at work. It was gone in no time. Took the advice of others by using both flours, mixing the liquids seperately and using raw sugar in the topping. Even one coworker who doesn't like pears thought the flavoring was good. Will try doubling the recipe next time and baking in a bundt pan.

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I can't believe I forgot to rate this. I used 1 cup of flour and 2/3 whole wheat flour. I got two loaves and shared one with friends. They loved it as much as we did. The smell of cardamom baking is wonderful. I am coming to look for it to make it again. I made two batches 9/23/08, one I substituted giner for the cardamom and it's great as well. Thank you for a great recipe.

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This was an easy bread to make. It was very moist and had a good texture. I had never used cardamom before and it is very expensive, I bought a small amount in bulk for this recipe. I might make this again, there are other pear bread recipes that are sweeter an more toward my family's preference.

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A nice tasting bread. My husband is Finnish and so we enjoyed the cardamom. Thanks!

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