Banana Pear Bread

Name: Banana Pear Bread
Ingredients: 2 cups (spoon and sweep) all-purpose flour; 1 cup granola (or 1 cup toasted coconut); 1 tbsp baking powder; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (softened); 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed); 2 eggs (room temperature); 2/3 cup milk; 2 ripe pears (or 2 ripe bananas) (cut into 1/2-inch chunks); 1 cup 1 cup toasted nuts (optional); 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 3 tbsp heavy cream; 1 tbsp pear brandy (or rum); 1/2 tsp vanilla; 2 tbsp butter (melted); Pinch salt

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As my beautiful pears ripened, the texture was as soft as an overly ripe banana, so I got the idea of making my banana bread recipe with chunks of the ripe pears. I added a bit of homemade granola, instead of the toasted coconut I usually put in banana bread.

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Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5-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.
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.

Icing

In a small bowl combine all the ingredients until smooth. Spread it on top of the cooled bread.