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Pear-Lemon Tea Loaf
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Pear-Lemon Tea Loaf

16 ingredients 4 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1053
Calories
35g
Protein
34g
Fat
152g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Egg Substitute 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Anise not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 Tbs. anise seeds
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp. freshly grated lemon peel
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 11/2 firm medium Anjou pears, unpeeled
  • 1 Tbs. lemon juice
  • 2 large eggs or equivalent egg substitute
  • 3/4 cup sugar
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Directions

1

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

2

2. In medium bowl, combine both flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and anise seeds. In 2-cup measure, combine buttermilk, oil, lemon peel and vanilla. Set both aside. Cut whole pear in half and grate halves coarsely, discarding cores (you should have 1 cup). Transfer to small bowl. Toss with lemon juice. Set aside.

3

3. In large bowl, combine eggs and sugar. Beat with electric mixer at high speed until pale and thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. With rubber spatula, alternately fold in flour mixture and buttermilk mixture, making 3 flour additions and 2 buttermilk additions. Drain grated pear, then gently fold into mixture. Scrape batter into prepared loaf pan and spread evenly.

4

4. Bake loaf until light golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 50 minutes. If loaf is too brown after 45 minutes, cover lightly with foil for last 5 minutes. Let cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen edges and turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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