Bosch Pear Bread

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe organic Bosch pears (peeled, cored and mashed) for bread mixture
• 3 ripe Bosch pears cored and cut in half
• 1/4 cup raw honey
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup yogurt
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.  Combine mashed pears, honey, egg, vanilla extract and yogurt in a large mixing bowl.  Stir together flour, coconut sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a separate mixing bowl.  Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients, stirring until just combined.  Pour batter into an oiled 10 x 12 inch disposable pan.  Carefully Place cut pears 3 in a row each side of pan into batter, cut side up.  Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar.