Description
A soft, moist pear and ginger loaf with warm spice and tender fruit, perfect for afternoon tea, breakfast, or a simple comforting dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 120 g butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (120 g)
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 1 1/2 cups plain flour (225 g)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 (410 g) can pears, drained and diced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170°C (fan bake) and line a 24 × 13 cm loaf tin with baking paper.
- In a large bowl, mix the melted butter and golden syrup until combined.
- Add the brown sugar and whisked eggs, stirring until smooth.
- Sift in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and ground ginger.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Dice the drained pears into 1 cm pieces, reserving a couple of slices for the top.
- Fold the diced pears through the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top.
- Slice the reserved pear pieces thinly and arrange on top.
- Bake for 50–60 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50–60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Western
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg