Pear Pistachio Coconut Bread Recipes

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 PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350^. Toast coconut for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring once. Grease or spray bottom ONLY of desired loaf pan.
• 2. In a large bowl, beat sugar,pears,vanilla and egg until well mixed. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup;level off. Add flour, baking powder and salt to wet ingredients. By hand, stir 25 to 35 strokes until ingredients are moistened. Stir in coconut and nuts. Pour into pan.
• 3. Bake for 55 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; loosen edges. Remove from pan. Cool completely. --- Note: High altitude (3500 to 6500 ft) Decrease baking powder to 21/2 teaspoons.

PEAR PISTACHIO AND CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
• Grease and flour loaf tin.
• Put flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, butter and eggs in food processor.
• Blend until just combined. (Do not over blend).
• Transfer to mixing bowl. Stir in chocolate, pear, pistachios and orange zest.
• Pour mixture into loaf tin.
• Bake 60 minutes or until skewer inserted coes out clean.
• Allow to cool for a few minutes then turn onto cake rack to cool.

DARK CHOCOLATE, PEAR, PISTACHIO CAKE

Steps:

• CAKE.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter a 9in springform cake pan, then line the bottom with baking paper and butter the paper.
• Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Process the chocolate and pistachios in a food processor until coarse crumbs form.
• Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Add eggs one at a time, beating until well combined, then beat in the vanilla.
• Stir the flour mixture into the butter/sugar mixture, then add the pistachio and chocolate mixture and the pear.
• Pour into the springform pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 30-40 minutes. Place the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes then carefully remove the mold.
• CHOCOLATE GANACHE.
• Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium-low heat to just BELOW boiling. Watch carefully to avoid scalding.
• Add chocolate and stir until smooth.
• Remove from heat and set aside until slightly thickened (5-10 minutes).
• Pour ganache over the cake, scatter with pistachios, and place in the refrigerator to set (20-30 minutes).
• Enjoy!