Pear Date And Hazelnut Loaf Recipes

PEAR, DATE AND HAZELNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Put the oats in a bowl, pour in the milk and soak for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C Lightly grease and line a 21 x 10cm loaf tin with baking paper.
• Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and stir in the oats, dried fruit, sugar, cinnamon, honey, egg and hazelnuts. Mix until combined.
• Spoon the mixture into tin, level the top and sprinkle with the extra hazelnuts. Bake for 45 minutes or until the loaf is golden and cooked through when tested with a skewer. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Makes approximately 12 slices.

PEAR-HAZELNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 10-inch springform cake pan.
• Peel, core and slice the pears. Toss them with the juice of one-half lemon and set aside.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Stir in the nuts. Set aside.
• Cream 12 tablespoons of the butter with one cup of the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the flour and nut mixture, then the remaining lemon juice and the vanilla. Spread the batter in the pan.
• Arrange the pear slices, overlapping, on the surface of the batter in a pattern. Sprinkle them with all but one tablespoon of the remaining sugar and dot with the remaining butter. Place the cake in the oven and bake until it is golden brown, the top springs back when lightly touched and a cake tester comes out clean, about 70 minutes.
• Allow to cool at least 30 minutes before removing the sides of the pan. Sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of sugar. Serve at once or when completely cooled.

DRIED PEAR HAZELNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray bottom and sides of 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix 2 1/4 cups flour, the granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. In medium bowl, beat buttermilk, 6 tablespoons butter, the vanilla, lemon peel, gingerroot and eggs with wire whisk until well blended. Stir into flour mixture until blended. Stir in pears and hazelnuts. Spread batter in pan.
• In medium bowl, mix brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter until blended. Stir in 2/3 cup flour; pinch with fingers until clumps form. Sprinkle topping over batter.
• Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, covering with foil during last 25 minutes to prevent overbrowning, if necessary. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours. In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over loaf. Let stand 10 minutes.

HAZELNUT PEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. Chop 1 cup hazelnuts. Place remaining hazelnuts in a food processor; pulse until finely ground., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts., In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking soda and ground hazelnuts; add to creamed mixture alternately with ricotta cheese, beating after each addition just until combined. Fold in pears and chopped hazelnuts., Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., For glaze, in a small heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Heat 5-7 minutes or until golden brown, stirring constantly. Transfer to a bowl. Stir in milk, vanilla and enough confectioners' sugar to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake.

PEAR, HAZELNUT & CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 140C/ conventional 160C/gas 3. Butter and line the base of a 20cm round cake tin. Grind the hazelnuts in a food processor until fairly fine. Add the flour and mix briefly. Add the butter and pulse until it forms crumbs. Add the sugar and eggs and mix briefly. Peel, core and chop two of the pears. Stir the pears and chocolate lightly into the cake mixture.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Peel, core and slice the remaining pears and scatter over the top of the cake. Press down lightly and bake for 50-60 minutes, until firm to the touch. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out and cool on wire rack. Warm the jam and brush over the top. Serve warm or cold.

PEAR HAZELNUT LOAF, MINI-BUNDTS, OR MUFFINS

Steps:

• NOTE VARIOUS OVEN TEMPS FOR DIFFERENT PAN SIZES!
• Preheat oven to 400°F for muffins, mini loaves and mini Bundts. Or, 375°F for a 9x5 metal loaf pan. (Reduce oven temperature to 350F for Pyrex loaf pan).
• Coat pan(s) with cooking spray.
• Whisk eggs, buttermilk, brown sugar, butter, oil and vanilla in a large bowl until well combined.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, pour in the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
• Add pears and toasted hazelnuts. Stir just to combine; do not over mix.
• Transfer batter to the prepared pan(s). Top with additional hazelnuts, if desired.
• Bake until golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean,.
• NOTE BAKE TIMES FOR DIFFERENT PAN SIZES: .
• 22 to 25 minutes for muffins or mini Bundts,.
• 35 minutes for mini loaves baked at 400F,.
• 1 hour 10 minutes for a 9x5 metal loaf pan baked at 375F, or REDUCED to 350°F for Pyrex.
• Let cool in the pan(s) for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
• Tips & Notes:.
• Whole-wheat pastry flour, lower in protein than regular whole-wheat flour, has less gluten-forming potential, making it a better choice for tender baked goods. You can find it in the natural-foods section of large supermarkets and natural-foods stores. Store in the freezer.
• No buttermilk? Mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice into 1 cup milk.
• Pan Options: Each of these recipes will make 1 large loaf (9-by-5-inch pan), or 3 mini loaves (6-by-3-inch pan, 2-cup capacity), or 6 mini Bundt cakes (6-cup mini Bundt pan, scant 1-cup capacity per cake), or 12 muffins (standard 12-cup, 2 1/2-inch muffin pan).

PEAR-HAZELNUT TART

Steps:

• Grease an 8-inch tart pan.
• Combine 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour, butter, egg, sugar, water, and salt in a large bowl. Quickly knead into a smooth dough. Place in a container with a lid and refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes. The pastry needs to be firm enough to be rolled out.
• Roll out chilled pastry on a floured work surface and fit into the prepared tart pan. Shape an edge and prick the pastry several times with a fork. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Cover the pastry with parchment paper and fill with dry beans or pastry weights. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Leave the oven on.
• Meanwhile, roast hazelnuts in a dry skillet over low heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, allow to cool, and chop coarsely.
• Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add cream and beat until well combined. Mix in egg and beat until batter is smooth. Spread onto the pastry. Arrange pear slices in an overlapping pattern on top of the cream and scatter hazelnuts on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping has set and is lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.