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Chocolaty Pear Loaf

Ingredients

  • 150g / 3/4 cup sugar
  • 150g / 2/3 cup softened butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp fresh yeast
  • 180g / 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 190g / 1 1/2 cups chocolate, melted
  • 4 pears

Method

  1. Combine sugar,  butter and eggs in bowl. Mix well.
  2. Add fresh yeast and flour and mix through. 
  3.  Pour in melted chocolate and fold into mixture.
  4. Peel 4 pears (or as many comfortably fit in your baking pan)
  5. Pour chocolate mixture into lined or greased baking loaf pan.
  6. Evenly space the pears in the pan, sitting upright.
  7. Bake at 350°F / 180°C for 35 minutes.
  8.  Drizzle with more melted chocolate, and serve.
  9. Enjoy! 

 

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My mom used to make these when I was little

  • 1/2 cup vegan margarine
  • 1 tbsp vanilla soymilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tbsp molasses
  • 1 1/2 cup AP flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
4.3/5 (3 Votes)

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Gingerbread is a Christmas tradition that stems from Germany

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 Gingerbread spice pack (In Germany
  • they provide a pre-mixed spice pack just for Gingerbread
  • somewhat similar to our Pumpkin Pie Spice)
  • **If you don't have the pre-mixed spice pack: 1 tsp. allspice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp clove.
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1 egg
  • beaten
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
3.9/5 (24 Votes)

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Explore the delicious products from Bourbon Barrel Foods

  • 2 c + 3 TBS all purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 3/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 c softened unsalted butter
  • 1/2 c Bourbon Vanilla Sugar + more for garnish
  • 1/3 c Pure Cane Sorghum
  • 1 TBS oil
  • 1/2-1 oz bourbon
  • 1 tsp Bourbon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 egg
  • lightly beaten
4.4/5 (7 Votes)

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Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl

  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons McCormick® Ginger
  • Ground
  • 1 teaspoon McCormick® Cinnamon
  • Ground
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Nutmeg
  • Ground
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • softened
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
3/5 (1 Votes)

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an old style recipe, with a molasses flavour

  • .5 c Crisco or Fluffo
  • .5 c brown sugar
  • packed
  • .75 c molasses
  • 3.25 c unbleached flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • .25 c water
2.8/5 (6 Votes)

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These Gingerbread Men Cookies are as cute as can be

  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons McCormick® Ginger
  • Ground
  • 1 teaspoon McCormick® Cinnamon
  • Ground
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Nutmeg
  • Ground
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter
  • softened
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
2.7/5 (25 Votes)

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In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth

  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
0/5 (0 Votes)

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In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth

  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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