Pear Banana Bread

A nice change from regular banana bread--it's super moist and the pears really boost the flavor. I developed this by combining the best elements of banana and fruit bread recipes. As one of the reviewers discovered, this recipe doesn't work with hard pears--they have to be soft so they can be mashed in with the bananas to form a puree. Also, this can be cooked more quickly in a muffin tin (about 20 minutes).

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 2  bananas
• 2  pears, peeled, chopped
• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup vanilla yogurt
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mash bananas and pears in a bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients until creamed together.
4. Stir in the fruit mixture.
5. Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.
6. Bake for an hour and half.
7. Let cool for at least 10 minutes so it doesn't fall apart (it solidifies more with time).