Turkish Coffee Pear Bread Food

TURKISH COFFEE

Steps:

• Bring water and sugar to a boil in ibrik.
• If you do not have an ibrik, a small saucepan will work.
• Remove from heat, add coffee and cardamom.
• Return saucepan to heat and allow to come to a boil.
• Remove from heat when coffee foams.
• Again, return to heat, allowing to foam and remove from heat.
• Pour into cup, and allow to sit for a few minutes for the grounds to settle to the bottom of the cup.
• Cardamom pod may be served in cup for added flavor.
• TURKISH COFFEE TIPS:.
• ****** Many people have made note that the coffee did not foam the second boiling. Sorry about that. Maybe if, when you pour the coffee into the cup, you do it from up high. I think I read that somewhere.
• Turkish coffee must always be served with foam on top.
• If you can't find finely ground Arabic coffee, you can purchase a bag of coffee at any coffeehouse and ask them to grind it for Turkish coffee. You need to have a powder-like consistency.
• Do not stir after pouring into cups; the foam will collapse.
• Always use cold water.

FRESH PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; stir into the egg mixture just until moistened. Toss pears with lemon juice. Stir pears and walnuts into batter (batter will be thick). , Spoon into 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Cream butter, gradually beat in sugar.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time. Combine dry ingredients.
• Add to egg mixture alternately with yogurt. Stir in pears and vanilla.
• Pour into buttered loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Freezes well.
• Excellent for mini loaves.

TURKISH COFFEE PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• Peel and core the pears. Cut them into quarter pieces.
• Puree the quarters in a food processor to get 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups.
• Center a rack in the middle of an oven preheated to 325°F.
• Lightly grease and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt into a small bowl; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer on medium speed, combine the butter and sugars until well blended, about 2 minutes.
• Reduce the speed to low and add the eggs and vanilla extract, mixing for about 1 minute.
• Add the pear puree and yogurt. Mix until combined.
• Stop mixing. Sprinkle the ground coffee and cardamom over the batter, then scatter the flour over the top.
• Resume at low speed or pulse a few times, and mix until just combined.
• Transfer the batter to the loaf pan and bake for about 1 hour 5 mins., or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a wire rack and turn right side up on the rack to cool completely.

PEAR BREAD I

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center of the bowl.
• In a separate bowl combine the oil, eggs, sugar, grated pears, pecans, and vanilla. Blend well. Add to well of dry ingredients. Stir until just moistened. Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8x5x3 inch loaf pans.
• Bake in a preheated 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven for one hour and 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack before removing from the loaf pans.

SPICED PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, pears, applesauce and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Pour into four 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.