Coconut Pear Bread Recipes

PEAR ALMOND BREAD WITH COCONUT AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
• Whisk together flour(s), baking powder, spices, and salt. Set aside.
• Mix topping ingredients: sugar(s) and spices. Set aside.
• Add butter and both sugars to a medium-sized bowl. With a hand or stand mixer, beat on medium for about two minutes, while making sure to scrape the sides down. Turn the mixer to low, add one egg at a time and almond extract then beat again until just incorporated but smooth.
• With your mixer still on low, alternate adding flour and milk, beginning and ending with flour. Mix until just incorporated. Add lightly flour dusted pears, coconut, and nuts then stir until just combined.
• Taste the batter. Is it to your liking? If not, add more sugar or spice, then pour into the prepared pan. Sprinkle sugar/spice, then on a folded dishtowel, tap the loaf pan down a couple times to distribute the batter evenly.
• Bake on the center rack:High altitude 40 - 50 minutesSea level 45 - 55 minutesIf adding nuts/coconut cook on the longer side, possibly adding five extra minutes.Begin checking five minutes prior to the earliest finish time. Bake until bread's just set and toothpick comes out with very few crumbs or clean. It's better for the bread to be underdone and able to continue baking on the counter, then overdone.
• Remove pan from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes, then remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• Warm or cool, this bread's to die for.

PEAR PISTACHIO COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease and flour an 8-inch loaf pan and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the coconut oil, sugar, egg and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the mixer and beat on low speed until just combined. Stir in the shredded pear, 1/2 cup chopped pistachios, and 1/2 cup coconut.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chopped pistachios and 1/4 cup coconut. Garnish with a few thin slices of pear that have been cut into heart shapes, if desired. Sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 20 minutes before inserted onto a wire rack to cool completely.

COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and mix. Add the milk and coconut and mix until well combined. Put in a small greased loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until the bread is springy to touch. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Turn the bread out onto a wire rack to cool before slicing.

COCONUT BREAD II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, beat together sugar and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs and coconut extract. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture alternately with buttermilk and coconut.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

ROASTED PEAR QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Make the roasted pears: Heat the oven to 400 degrees. On a large baking sheet, toss the pears with the melted butter, vanilla and salt and spread in an even layer on the pan. Transfer to the oven and roast until pears are tender and beginning to brown at the edges, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.
• While the pears cool, make the streusel: In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon to combine. Add the cubes of cold butter and use a pastry cutter or your hands to work the butter into the other ingredients until the mixture becomes clumpy. Stir in the almonds. Set aside.
• Make the quick bread: Lightly grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, and lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt to combine. Set aside.
• In a large bowl and using an electric mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the oil, butter and brown sugar until well combined, about 1 minute. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well to incorporate after each addition, scraping the bowl as necessary. Beat in the almond extract if using.
• With the speed on low, gently add in half the flour mixture and mix until incorporated. Add the buttermilk in a slow, steady stream and mix to combine, then add the remainder of the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Add the cooled roasted pears and use a rubber spatula to gently fold them into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread in an even layer.
• Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the loaf. Bake the quick bread until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the streusel is golden brown, 55 to 65 minutes. If the streusel is getting too dark before the interior is fully baked, tent with foil. Let cool for 20 minutes in the pan, then unmold onto a cooling rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.

GINGER PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Toss chopped pears with sugar, ginger, and cloves in a large bowl. Set aside and let the sugar dissolve in the pear juices.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan.
• Stir vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and eggs into the pears. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the pear mixture and stir gently just to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, oil, eggs and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, stirring just until moistened. Fold in coconut and walnuts. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 60-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

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.

PEAR RASPBERRY COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C Line a 9cm x 22cm (base) loaf pan with non-stick baking paper. Cut the pear into 2cm pieces.
• Combine the flour, coconut and sugar in a large bowl. Whisk together the coconut milk, eggs and vanilla extract. Add to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
• Gently stir in the pears and frozen raspberries make sure you don't over mix. Spoon into the pan and smooth the surface. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Set aside for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

PEAR COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300°F. Spread shredded coconut on a baking sheet and toast in oven for 10 minutes, stirring halfway through. Once coconut is done toasting, increase oven temperature to 350°F and grease one 9x5 loaf pan.
• 2. While coconut is toasting, in a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger, and cardamom. Make a well in the flour mixture.
• 3. In a stand mixer, combine eggs and sugar. Then add coconut oil, Greek yogurt, coconut extract, and vanilla extract.
• 4. Dice pear into 1/4 inch cubes and set aside.
• 5. Pour wet mixture into dry mixture and mix with a spatula until just combined. Add in diced pear, walnuts, and toasted coconut, being careful to not over mix.
• 6. Pour batter into loaf pan*, place in oven and bake for approximately 65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean and the middle of the loaf is set.
• 7. Allow bread to sit for about 15 minutes before removing from pan and placing on a cooling rack.

PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Making the bread: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan with butter.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granola, baking powder, sugar, salt, and spices.
• Cream together the butter and brown sugar, until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each one. Alternate adding the flour and milk, in 3 additions, mixing just to incorporate after each addition. Fold in the pears and nuts, if using.
• Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
• Remove from pan and cool to room temperature.
• Make the icing: In a small bowl combine all the ingredients until smooth.
• Spread over the top of the cooled bread.
• Enjoy. Makes a great breakfast.