Autumn Pear Bread

By learen

Ingredients

• 2 c all purpose flour
• 1 c sugar
• 1 t baking powder
• 1/2 t baking soda
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/8 t nutmeg****
• 1/2 c cold butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 c buttermilk
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 c finely chopped peeled ripe pears

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, salt and nutmeg; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla; stir into the flour mix just until moistened. Fold in pears.
Spoon into two greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 35-40 min or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 min before removing from pans to wire racks to cool.