Chocolate Pear Tea Bread Recipe 425

CHOCOLATE PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to bake at 350 degrees F. Grease a loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla, and oil until smooth. Add the yogurt and whisk again until smooth.
• Make a well in the dry ingredients and gradually mix in the wet ingredients. Do not overmix. Fold in the chopped pears. Batter will be thick.
• Pour batter into greased loaf pan and make a row of the sliced pears down the center of the loaf. Bake for 55-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and rest for about 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the loaf and turn cake onto a wire rack to let cool completely.

PEAR-CHOCOLATE-PECAN QUICK BREAD WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly brush one 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan or three 6-by-3-by-2-inch mini loaf pans with melted butter and set aside.
• Combine the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add the chocolate chips and pecans and toss together. Set aside.
• Whisk together the melted butter, yogurt, vanilla extract, eggs and grated zest if using in a small bowl. Stir in the shredded pears. Fold this mixture into the flour mixture until just incorporated.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan(s). Tap the bottom on a hard surface a few times and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes for the regular loaf pan and 35 to 40 minutes for the minis. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes, then turn the bread out and let cool completely on the rack.
• Whisk together the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk, vanilla extract and salt in a small bowl.
• Pour the glaze over the bread and allow to set at room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

CHOCOLATE-PEAR TEA BREAD RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C. Lightly butter a (9 X 5 X 3 loaf pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper. Sift together the plain flour, baking powder and salt. Reserve. With an electric beater, whisk the butter and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one by one, followed by vanilla extract and applesauce On low speed beat in the flour mix. Fold in the chopped pear and chocolate chips with a spatula, and transfer batter to prepared tin. Even out the top and bake for about an hour until tester inserted into the centre of the loaf comes out clean. Let it cool in pan for ten minutes. Then gently invert onto cooling rack and remove parchment paper. Gently turn right side up and leave to cool completely before slicing {we couldn't resist it of course!}

PEAR AND CHOCOLATE TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Roll pastry out to 1/4 inch thickness and use it to line a 9-inch tart dish. Prick the pastry with a fork and then place into the freezer for 20 minutes to prevent pastry from rising during baking.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Set crust aside. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat a saucepan about 1/3-full of water to a low simmer, about 5 minutes, then reduce heat to lowest setting. Place a heat-proof bowl over the pan in such a way that it does not touch the water. Add chocolate to the bowl and allow to melt. Limit stirring to an absolute minimum to prevent chocolate from separating.
• Mix ground almonds, eggs, sugar, and butter together in a bowl. Add warm melted chocolate and stir to combine. Pour chocolate mixture into the baked pastry crust.
• Arrange pears on top of the tart by pressing them into the chocolate mixture.
• Bake in the hot oven until pastry is golden and mixture is firm, 35 to 45 minutes.

PEARS IN CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Leave stems on peeled pears. Sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning. Set aside.
• In a saucepan large enough to accommodate 4 pears standing upright, combine water and sugar. Place over medium heat, and boil until sugar is dissolved. Stir in vanilla, then place the pears in. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Allow to cool in liquid, then drain.
• In the top of a double boiler, combine chocolate, cream and butter. Heat, stirring, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in coffee liqueur.
• Place pears on serving dish, pour chocolate sauce over pears, and garnish with maraschino cherries.

FRESH PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; stir into the egg mixture just until moistened. Toss pears with lemon juice. Stir pears and walnuts into batter (batter will be thick). , Spoon into 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

GLAZED CHOCOLATE TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine applesauce, shortening, eggs, water and sugar; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Combine dry ingredients; add to applesauce mixture. Beat on low for 30 seconds. Beat on high for 2-1/2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts. Pour into a greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over bread.

CHOCOLATE-PEAR TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°.
• Lightly butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper or waxed paper.
• In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer set on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• One at a time, beat in the eggs, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Mix in the applesauce and vanilla.
• With the mixer on low, gradually beat in the flour mixture; mix just until smooth, scraping down the bowl as needed.
• Fold in the pears and chocolate chips.
• Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
• Bake until a pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Invert the cake onto the rack and unmold.
• Remove the paper, turn the loaf right side up, and let cool completely.

LEMON-GLAZED CARDAMOM PEAR TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9 1/2-by-5 1/2-inch loaf pan or three 5 1/4-by-3 1/2-inch loaf pans.
• To make the bread, combine the oil, pears, egg, lemon peel and milk in a small bowl. In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cardamom seeds. Fold in the pear mixture until the dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in the nuts. Spoon the dough into the prepared pan or pans. Bake 55 to 60 minutes for a large loaf or 35 to 45 minutes for smaller loaves, or until they test done. Remove from the pan and cook on a rack.
• While the bread bakes, stir together the glaze ingredients. Spoon the glaze over the still-warm bread. Continue to cool.

CHOCOLATE TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease and flour (I just use Pam) 2 loaf pans.
• In a large mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, applesauce, cocoa powder, butter, water, eggs, baking soda, salt and vanilla.
• Beat at low speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Beat in pecans and chocolate chips.
• Pour into baking pans.
• Bake 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
• Remove if desired.
• Cool breads completely.

PEAR AND CHOCOLATE TART

Steps:

• Place the water and lemon juice in a saucepan. Peel the pears, cut them in half and core them. As each is peeled and cored, place it in the saucepan, just covered with water.
• Add one-half cup of the sugar, bring to a simmer and cook gently about 10 minutes, until the pears are just tender. Drain the pears and place them on several thicknesses of paper towel to continue draining.
• Melt the chocolate over hot water or in a microwave oven. Beat in the butter a tablespoon at a time, then beat in the eggs.
• Mix one-third cup of the hazelnuts or almonds with the flour and the remaining sugar and stir into the chocolate mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sprinkle the remaining hazelnuts or almonds over the bottom of the baked tart shell. Cut each pear half into four thick slices and arrange the slices close together in the tart shell. Spread the chocolate mixture over the pears.
• Bake 30 minutes. Serve warm or cooled to room temperature with whipped cream on the side.