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Pear Bread

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Pear Bread

This wonderful bread made with sugar pears, unbleached all-purpose, whole wheat and rye flours, is based on Sandra Avital's (Le Pétrin) recipe for "Pain Rustique aux Poires".

pear bread - July 2010
pear bread - July 2010pear bread - July 2010

This makes GREAT toast.

More detailed description and recipe here: Pear Bread (etherwork.net/blog/?p=1311)

-Elizabeth

(Yes, I made this by hand. Yes, the dough is exceedingly sloppy....)

Sandra Avital's (Le Pétrin) recipe is here: Pain Rustique aux Poires (sandrakavital.blogspot.com/2008/12/pain-rustique-aux-poires-pour-stphane.html) - recette en français

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trailrunner

The pear bread from Clayton's Breads of France. I posted on it back at my very beginning on TFL. It is delicious and not difficult to work with. Yours looks lovely. c

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ejm

Is this the one? Clayton's Breads of France - Piquenchagne - Pear Bread (thefreshloaf.com/node/10172/clayton039s-breads-france-piquenchagne-pear-bread) If so, you're right, it's likely we would like it.

Alas, I do not have that book, trailrunner. I'm guessing from looking at the bread in the photo there that it is made with white flour only? (all-purpose? bread?)

-Elizabeth

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trailrunner

Yes I would have to look it up but it is with only white I believe. It has been over a year since I made it. I would be glad to send the recipe toyou.c

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ejm

That's a kind offer, C. But I'm sure I can get the book out of the library.

Are there other recipes in that book that you recommend?

-E