Name: Pear and pecan loaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 cup plain flour; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 cup caster sugar; 130 gram packet pecan nut pieces; 2 eggs; 1 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 3 small pears; 1/3 cup ginger marmalade, warmed; butter, to serve

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour

1/2 cup plain flour

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 cup caster sugar

130 gram packet pecan nut pieces

2 eggs

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

3 small pears

1/3 cup ginger marmalade, warmed

butter, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven 160°C/140°C fan forced. Grease and line a 21 x 10cm (base measurement) loaf pan with baking paper, extending at 2 long sides for handles. Sift flours, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a large bowl. Add sugar and pecans; stir to combine.

2.Whisk eggs, buttermilk and oil in a large jug. Pour egg mixture into dry ingredients; stir until just combined (don’t overmix).

3.Peel, core and finely chop 1 pear. Gently stir into batter. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Cut remaining pears into quarters; remove core. Cut each quarter into 3 slices. Top batter with pear slices. Bake, covering with foil halfway through cooking, for 1 hour 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack. Brush warm loaf with warm marmalade. Cut into slices. Serve with butter.