This bread has a wonderful light taste, full sweet pears and toasted nuts.

Ingredients:

Batter:

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 cup vegetable oil

2 cups granulated sugar

3 large eggs

2½ cups pears (3 pears), peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped

1 cup toasted walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Note: See Baking How To's for how to toast nuts.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans. Or, lightly grease pans, then line with parchment paper.
   
   Batter:
   
2. In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together. Set aside.
   
   
3. In a large bowl, combine oil, sugar, and eggs; whisk together until well blended. Add pears, nuts, and vanilla extract; stir until mixed. Add flour mixture; stir just until blended.
   
   
4. Pour batter into the loaf pans, dividing the batter evenly between the 2 pans.