Pear Pound Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

PEAR POUND CAKE

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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8 tb Unsalted butter,, at room
-temperature
1 c Sugar
1 t Vanilla
1 1/3 c Allpurpose flour
pn Of salt
1 t Baking powder
pn Of ground nutmeg
1 lg Egg
1/2 c Buttermilk
2 sm Pears, peeled, cored, and,
-coarsely chopped
1/4 c Coarsely chopped pecans

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8 x 5inch
loaf pan. In a mixing bowl, cream 6 tablespoons of the
butter with the sugar and the vanilla until light and
smooth. Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder,
and nutmeg and toss together until evenly mixed. Add
half of the flour mixture and the egg to the butter
mixture and mix well. Add the rest of the flour
mixture and the buttermilk, beating them in well. Fold
in the pears and the pecans. Scoop the batter into the
prepared pan and bake for about 45 minutes, or until
the center is firm and golden and a skewer inserted
into the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10
minutes, then turn out of the pan and finish cooling.
When cool, invert onto a serving plate and cut into
slices.

Yield: 1 (8inch) loaf
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1

Recipe by: TOO HOT TAMALES SHOW #TH6224

From: Meg Antczak <meginny@frontiernet.net>

Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 08:11:39 -0500



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