Pear and walnut is a great combination in a salad so I thought it would be perfect in a dessert bread. The butterscotch glaze, I’m sure will remind you of your childhood if your grandparents were anything like mine. They always had butterscotch sweets to hand! And our parents could never say no to having them when they were given…
To be naughty once you’ve made the bread..you most likely will have some glaze left over which made a lovely dipping sauce as I found and indulged in. Enjoy x
INGREDIENTS
125g brown sugar
160g natural yoghurt
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
250g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
2 medium pears cubed 1 cm pieces
50g chopped walnuts
Butterscotch glaze
2 tbsp butter
2 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
1 1/2 tbsp milk
2-3 tbsp icing sugar
METHOD
• Preheat oven to 180c/350f/gas mark 4. Put the sugar, eggs, yoghurt and vanilla into a large mixing bowl and using an electric mixer on low. Combine all the ingredients well for approximately 2 minutes
• Mix in the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, soda of bicarbonate and salt. Lastly fold in the pear and walnuts
• Grease a loaf tin 9in x 5in x 3in and pour in the mixture into the tin. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Make sure a skewer comes out clean when poked into the middle of the bread. Take bread out after 30 minutes and place on a cooling rack to cool down completely
• To make the butterscotch glaze. Melt the butter and brown sugar, bring to the boil for 2 minutes whilst stirring continuously. Slow the heat down, add the milk and bring to the boil again. Let it bubble for a couple of minutes then take off the heat and set aside to cool
• Once cool, mix in the icing sugar and stir thoroughly to get all the lumps out. If glaze is too thick then add a little milk and if too thin then add a little more icing sugar
• The best bit comes when you drizzle the glaze all over your loaf! Ummm yummy!! Now grab yourself a cup of tea and serve yourself up a scrumptious slice!!!
Recipe inspired by Caramel glazed apple bread by pass the sushi
Sounds delicious, especially with the butterscotch drizzle!
Butterscotch drizzle did you say? 😛
I went through your entire blog up-to this one! You have started a delicious site and I am looking forward to drool over more! 😀 Fae.
Thank you so much! I’m really excited about it and will be putting up more recipes….D
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Looks great Shivaay! Happy holidays! 🙂
Thank you! Happy new year to you! Love D x
Thank you. Love, Krystina 🙂
Oh myyyyy… I wish I could eat this Dimple! It looks in-cred-edible!
Thank you sweet Kera! Wish I could make it for you x hope you had a great Christmas xxx
This looks so moist and delicious. Simple to follow too!
Thank you honey!
Hey! Thank you so much for stopping my barely born and reborn blog. I’ve not had a chance yet to go through all your posts- but that pear and walnut bread looks so yummy! Looking forward to trying some of your recipes…:) Happy New Year 2014!
My pleasure! Happy 2014 to you too Anamika 🙂
Oh lovely, great flavour combinations.
Thank you so much Julie! Hope you’re well x
That looks amazing!
Thank you! 🙂
This looks divine Dimple! I am a sucker for anything with apple or pear and caramel (particularly salted caramel) so this combination with the pears, walnuts and caramel sounds heavenly! Thanks for the inspiration! Yum! Hope that you and your family have a wonderful start to the new year xx
Thank you so much Laura! Umm salted caramel! I yet have to experiment more with that. But I too love it. If you have any recipes with salted caramel be free to link them here or on the post!
I wish you and your family a beautiful start to the new year also xxxx
Looks delicious!
Thank you Jo Ann 🙂
What a beautiful bread…it looks perfectly moist. Pear and caramel…the perfect combination. Just delicious!! ❤
Thank you so much Prudy! It was gorgeous I must admit x
That glaze puts this bread over-the-top for me, Dimple. How delicious is that!
Thank you! Definitely it is the butterscotch glaze that lifts the whole bread 🙂