Name: Pear and raspberry bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup organic panela or brown sugar; 1 1/2 cup gluten-free self-raising flour; 1/2 cup almond meal; 80 gram butter, melted; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2 medium ripe pears, peeled, chopped; 1 cup frozen raspberries; 1/4 cup flaked almonds

Pear and raspberry bread

Snack in style with this divine pear and raspberry loaf. It's perfect for morning or afternoon tea, or a work lunchbox treat.

Serves 10

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

2 eggs

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup organic panela or brown sugar

1 1/2 cup gluten-free self-raising flour

1/2 cup almond meal

80 gram butter, melted

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 medium ripe pears, peeled, chopped

1 cup frozen raspberries

1/4 cup flaked almonds

Method

1.Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease a 10.5cm x 22cm loaf pan; line base and two opposite sides with baking paper, extending paper 5cm over long sides.

2.Beat eggs, vanilla and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer for about 3 minutes or until light and creamy. Stir in flour, almond meal, butter and buttermilk, then gently fold in pear and raspberries.

3.Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with flaked almonds. Bake for about 1 hour or until cooked when tested with a skewer – don’t test the loaf through a crack. Turn loaf, right way up, onto a wire rack to cool.

4.Serve sliced, spread with extra butter, if desired.

The pears should be firm but not hard. It’s important they are beginning to ripen so they have a lot of natural sugar which helps to sweeten this loaf. Panela is an unrefined whole cane sugar, available from some large supermarkets and health food stores.
Note

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