Pear bread time!

Shari's Pear Bread

We are overflowing with pears so you know what that means? Yep! Shari is baking bread again! And man is it yummy!

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 cups peeled shredded pears
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center of the bowl.
2. In a separate bowl combine the oil, eggs, sugar, grated pears, pecans, and vanilla. Blend well. Add to well of dry ingredients. Stir until just moistened. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8x5x3 inch loaf pans.
3. Bake in a preheated 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven for one hour and 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack before removing from the loaf pans.

Pear pickin' pleasure!

Fall(ing) Fruit

It's pear picking season here at Smallville Farm. Actually, the fruit has been ready for a couple of weeks and this is the second harvest. The first harvest happened a couple of weeks ago although we didn't do it. Rather, we donated our pears to Shari's school where kids came out and took what they could. Roughly 200 pounds if this sweet treat was turned into pear butter, to be sold as a fund raiser. As a thank you, the students gave us twelve jars full. Guess what everyone is getting for Christmas!

Needless to say, pear pie and and jelly is on the menu.

Fog on the pond.