Cream 1 stick butter (room temperature) and 1 cup sugar, then add 2 large eggs and 1 tsp vanilla extract until lightly beaten. Separately, sift together 2 cups flour, 1 tsp each baking powder and baking soda, 1 tsp cinnamon, and ½ tsp. Little by little, fold the dry mixture and 1 cup sour cream (here, 7 oz plain Greek yogurt and 1 oz milk) into the batter, alternating between the dry mixture and sour cream. When the batter is well-mixed, fold in 2 pears (here, Anjou), peeled, seeded, and cut into 1 inch dice. Pour the batter (it will be thick) into greased loaf pans (here, we used 4 mini-loaves). Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until knife comes out clean (about 45 mins). This recipe is from Quick Breads by Beatrice A. Ojakangas, with modifications (omitted the cinnamon nut topping by accident). (March 2014)
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