Baked Pears With Bananas Food

BANANA-PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Peel and core pear. Grate pear flesh into a bowl.
• Mix brown sugar and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until well blended. Mix in eggs, then add bananas and pear. Gradually mix in flour and baking soda. Add vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and almond extract; mix until just combined. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out fairly clean, about 1 hour.

PEAR BANANA BERRY BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.)
• In a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish, mix pears, cranberries, bananas, orange juice, sugar, salt and 1/8 teaspoon cloves. Mix lightly.
• In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, flour, oats, remaining 1/8 teaspoon cloves and orange rind. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over fruit.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until top is golden brown. Serve at room temperature.

PEAR BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mash bananas and pears in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients until creamed together.
• Stir in the fruit mixture.
• Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.
• Bake for an hour and half.
• Let cool for at least 10 minutes so it doesn't fall apart (it solidifies more with time).