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Bryan Chapell

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Pear Bread

January 24, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Bread	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Oil
2		Eggs
1/4	c	Sour cream
1	ts	Vanilla
2	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Baking soda
1/4	ts	Cinnamon
1/4	ts	Nutmeg
1/2	c	Chopped dates
1	c	Fresh pears; peeled & chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Blend sugar and oil; add eggs one at a time, blending well. Stir in sour
cream; add vanilla. Mix well. Sift flour, soda, salt and spices. Add to the
creamed mixture; add chopped nuts and pears. Bake in greased loaf pan at
350 for 1 hour. Let rest 10 minutes before removing from pan. Makes 1 large
loaf.
MRS POLLY MCDONALD PURVIS
MESA, AZ
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell,
AR  72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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