Sourdough Bread with Fresh Pears and Walnuts

Name: Sourdough Bread with Fresh Pears and Walnuts
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces; 4 cups bread flour; ½ cup rolled oats; 4 tablespoons light brown sugar; ½ cup walnuts; 1 tablespoon apple pie spice; 2 teaspoons salt; 1¾ teaspoons SAF yeast or 2¼ teaspoons bread machine yeast; 1½ teaspoons salt; 1¼ teaspoons SAF yeast or 1¾ teaspoons bread machine yeast; 1¼ teaspoons SAF yeast or 1¾ teaspoons bread machine yeast; 1½ cups peeled, cored, and chopped fresh pear (1 to 2 large pears); 1½ cups peeled, cored, and chopped fresh pear (1 to 2 large pears); 1 cup sourdough starter; ½ cup buttermilk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups peeled, cored, and chopped fresh pear (about 2 large pears); 1¾ teaspoons SAF yeast or 2¼ teaspoons bread machine yeast; 2 cups peeled, cored, and chopped fresh pear (about 2 large pears); ¾ cup sourdough starter; ⅓ cup walnuts; 2 teaspoons apple pie spice; ⅓ cup rolled oats; 3 tablespoons light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces; 3 cups bread flour; ⅓ cup buttermilk; 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook

By Beth Hensperger

Published 2000

About

I adore pears in any type of baking. Greeks, Chinese, French, and Italians all sing the praises of the pear in their cooking. For this recipe, be sure to get firm, underripe pears that will hold up during baking, such as a Bartlett, D’Anjou, or the russet Bosc, which is described as a buttery pear that does not melt.

Ingredients

1½-Pound Loaf

¾ cup sourdough starter
⅓ cup buttermilk
1½

Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Place the ingredients, except the pears, in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer’s instructions. Set crust on medium and program for the Basic or Sweet Bread cycle; press Start. (This recipe is not suitable for use with the Delay Timer.) About 5 minutes into the kneading, sprinkle the pears into the dough, a few at a time, until all the pears are added.