1cup pealed, cored and chopped pears (or 1 small can)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/3 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1. Toss chopped pears, with sugar, ginger and cloves in large bowl. Set aside and let the sugar dissolve in the pear juices (if using canned pears, drain the juice before chopping them and discard).
2. Preheat over to 325. Grease a 8x4 inch loaf pan.
3. Stir vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and eggs into the pears. In separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture to the pear mixture and stir gently to combine. Add chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
4. Bake in the over until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
For 9x5 loaf pans.
*Double entire recipe and increase oven temp to 350.
Recipe: Heather
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