Hazelnut Pear Bread
An easy quick bread made with hazelnuts and pear.
Servings 16
Cost 5
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (260 grams)
- ¾ cup dry roasted hazelnuts (or just toast your own) (95 grams)
- ¾ cup light brown sugar (150 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt plus an extra pinch
- 2 large egg whites or 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil or olive oil or any other oil!
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1 whole pear, peeled and coarsely chopped (6 oz)
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 ½ by 4 ½ inch loaf pan. For extra insurance, you might want to line with a strip of parchment. It depends on how much you trust your pan.
- Combine the flour, hazelnuts, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a food processor and process for 1 minute or until nuts are finely chopped.
- Add egg, oil, applesauce. chopped pear and water to processor and process just until blended.
- Scrape batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
- Let cool for 20 to 30 minutes before removing the bread from the pan. Let cool another 30 minute before slicing.
