Gluten-Free Pear Bread

This moist pear bread is gluten-free but still packed with sweet flavor.

Makes: 1 loaf
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 70 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Recipe Created By: Pear Bureau Northwest, Carol Kicinski
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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups superfine brown rice flour, plus more for dusting the pan
  • ½ cup tapioca starch
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ⅓ cups sugar
  • ½ cup grapeseed or other neutral flavored oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 ripe pears, peeled, cored and grated
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
  2. Spray a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with gluten-free non-stick cooking spray. Add some brown rice flour and shift it back and forth in order to spread evenly around the pan. Tap out excess flour.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the 1 ½ cups brown rice flour, tapioca starch, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
  4. In another mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. 
  5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir to combine.
  6. Add the pears and walnuts and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  7. Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 
  8. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

Recipe courtesy of Carol Kicinski of www.simplygluten-free.com

Tips & Notes

This fall bread would be a perfect food gift around the holidays.

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