Pear, ginger and walnut loaf

I love using fruit in a loaf, it creates such a lovely texture! Pear and ginger is one of my favourite combo’s! I’ve also tried it with apple and it works well.

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Takes: 55-60 minutes to bake

Makes: 1 loaf

Ingredients:

1 cup plain flour, levelled

3/4 cup almond meal

1/3 cup coconut sugar

1/3 brown sugar

2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

2 large pears (or can use a combo of apple and pear)

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 olive oil

2 eggs

1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

extra pear or apple slices for the top

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 175 degrees C, fan bake. Grease and line a loaf tin.

Sift flour and baking power into a large mixing bowl. Add in almond meal, coconut sugar, brown sugar, ground ginger, cinnamon, and salt. Mix together.

In a separate bowl grate pears (or apples). Add in vanilla essence, oil and eggs. Mix together until all combined.

Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Fold together with chopped walnuts or pecans until just combined. Don’t over mix.

Transfer to the lined loaf tin. Top with slices of pear (or apple) and extra chopped pecans.

Bake for 55-60 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.

Let it cool down for 15-20 minutes before cutting.