Bacon Cheddar Quick Bread With Dried Pears

Serves: 5

Cierra Adams

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

57

Spice

50

Sweetness

56

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.75 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 tbsp

Baking Powder

1 tsp

Salt

3 large

Egg

1 cup

Whole Milk

Directions:

1

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F

2

Generously butter 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan

3

Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp

4

Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain

5

Combine bacon, all cheese, dried pears, walnuts, and sage in medium bowl

6

Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and black pepper in large bowl to blend

7

Whisk eggs, milk, and olive oil in another medium bowl to blend

8

Pour egg mixture over flour mixture and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened

9

Add bacon-cheese mixture and stir until incorporated (dough will be very sticky)

10

Transfer dough to prepared loaf pan; spread evenly

11

Bake bread until golden on top and slender knife inserted into center of bread comes out clean, about 55 minutes

12

Cool bread in pan 5 minutes, then turn out onto rack and cool completely

13

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

14

Wrap in plastic, then foil, and store at room temperature

15

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F

16

Generously butter 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan

17

Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp

18

Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain

19

Combine bacon, all cheese, dried pears, walnuts, and sage in medium bowl

20

Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and black pepper in large bowl to blend

21

Whisk eggs, milk, and olive oil in another medium bowl to blend

22

Pour egg mixture over flour mixture and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened

23

Add bacon-cheese mixture and stir until incorporated (dough will be very sticky)

24

Transfer dough to prepared loaf pan; spread evenly

25

Bake bread until golden on top and slender knife inserted into center of bread comes out clean, about 55 minutes

26

Cool bread in pan 5 minutes, then turn out onto rack and cool completely

27

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

28

Wrap in plastic, then foil, and store at room temperature