Pecan Pear Bread

A great way to use fall fruit! This is lovely with an icing sugar glaze. Serve as a breakfast bread or toasted with vanilla ice cream.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

Combine the sugar and oil in a large bowl and beat well with an electric mixer for best results.

Add eggs and beat well.

Beat in sour cream and vanilla.

Sift together the flour , soda , salt , cinnamon and nutmeg.

Beat into the sour cream mixture in 2 lots.

Stir in pears , pecans and lemon peel.

Scrape into loaf pan and level off the top.

Bake for 1 hour and test with a toothpick in the center.

If done , remove and let cool on a rack for 20 minutes.

Turn out onto rack and cool completly.

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