Pear and Banana Loaf

When you have a pear tree on your property (like we do), you need to find a way to take advantage of all that fruit! You can only eat so many pears straight off the tree. :)

Pear and Banana Loaf
Yield: 1 loaf

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 medium)
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup oil
1 cup chopped pears (tossed in lemon juice to prevent browning)

Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 335°F. (I have a convection oven. If using a standard oven, increase temperature to 350°F.)
2. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon into bowl; set aside.
3. In separate bowl, mix together sugar and bananas. Whisk in eggs, milk, and oil. Add dry ingredients; mix until well combined (but don't beat). Gently fold in pears.
4. Pour into loaf pan greased with Crisco. Bake 50-60 minutes, or until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
5. Cool 5-10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.

Recipe adapted from Some More Please!