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PEAR PRESERVE BREAD

Texas Tables
Junior League of North Harris & South Montgomery Counties TX

Serves 6 to 10

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 pint good-quality pear preserves
• 1 cup chopped nuts
 

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and cloves in a mixing bowl and mix well.

Add the oil and beat until blended.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Mix in the buttermilk and vanilla.
Add the preserves and nuts and mix well.

Pour the batter evenly into two greased loaf pans.

Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in the pans for 10 minutes.
Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.