Pear Cardamom Bread/ question since Im here at this site lol

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I very good spice, used in baking like you would

cinnamon but you don't use as much. It's in

Scandinavian baking and some Indian dishes and it's

one of the spices used in chai.

Donna

 

--- jenntinysam <jlbart1974 wrote:

 

> I know that I have looked it up online but what is

> Cardamom? I cant

> remember.

>

> TIA

> Jenn

>

> ,

> Donnalilacflower

> <thelilacflower wrote:

> >

> > If you don't have cardamom use a heaping teaspoon

> of

> > cinnamon. Aaaww, come on go get some cardamom (:-

> )

> > This bread is a big hit. The bits of pear are so

> > yummy in it and they compliment the cardamom.

> > You can make this recipe into muffins also.

> >

> > Pear Cardamom Bread

> >

> > 2 cups flour (I use unbleached)

> > 1 cup sugar (I use raw,if raw make the cup

> heaping)

> > 1 tsp. baking powder

> > 1/2 tsp. baking soda

> > 1/2 tsp. salt

> > 1/2 tsp cardamom

> > 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

> > 1/2 cup butter, margarine or Crisco (room temp.)

> > 2 large eggs

> > 1/4 cup buttermilk (soy milk works)

> > 1 tsp. vanilla

> > 1 cup peeled chopped ripe pears

> >

> > Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour

> an 8

> > 1/2-inch loaf pan. You will have a little extra

> > batter for a little mini loaf pan, or an extra

> large

> > single individual muffin tin. (This is your treat

> for

> > making the bread).

> > In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, sugar,

> baking

> > powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cardamom.

> > With a pastry blender or a knife and fork (cut

> back

> > and forth), cut in the butter until mixture

> resembles

> > coarse crumbs.

> > In a small bowl beat eggs with the buttermilk and

> > vanilla. Add the egg mixture to the dry mixture

> and

> > beat on low or stir just until moistened.

> > Fold in the pears.

> > Spoon mixture into prepared pan.

> > Bake about 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted

> > comes out clean.

> > Cool for 10 mins. on a wire rack, remove from pan

> and

> > contimue cooling on rack.

> >

> >

> >

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